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BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI) Competitors

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BRFI vs. JFJ, FCSS, GROW, EDIN, and GSS

Should you buy BlackRock Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? BlackRock Frontiers's main competitors and comparable companies include JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Molten Ventures (GROW), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), and Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to JPMorgan Japanese?

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) and JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.852, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 1.026, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

6.9% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

JPMorgan Japanese has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.93£73.42M£41.784.67
JPMorgan Japanese£245.55M4.97£194.81M£149.065.46

In the previous week, BlackRock Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan Japanese'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
JPMorgan Japanese Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to JPMorgan Japanese's net margin of 96.52%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 20.00% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
JPMorgan Japanese 96.52%20.00%8.06%

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese beats BlackRock Frontiers on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Fidelity China Special?

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Fidelity China Special pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BlackRock Frontiers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of 81.41%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Fidelity China Special's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special81.41% 9.12% N/A
BlackRock Frontiers 284.82%15.49%13.46%

Fidelity China Special has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity China Special, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity China Special£146.54M7.85£997.06M£29.758.50
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.93£73.42M£41.784.67

Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.919, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.852, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Fidelity China Special on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Molten Ventures?

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) and Molten Ventures (LON:GROW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

6.9% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Molten Ventures shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Molten Ventures shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Frontiers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Molten Ventures. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Molten Ventures, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.93£73.42M£41.784.67
Molten Ventures£148M8.00-£33.58M£69.009.93

Molten Ventures has a consensus target price of GBX 638.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.83%. Given Molten Ventures' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Molten Ventures is more favorable than BlackRock Frontiers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BlackRock Frontiers
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Molten Ventures
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.852, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Molten Ventures has a beta of 1.9564402, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Molten Ventures had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Molten Ventures and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. Molten Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Molten Ventures is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Molten Ventures Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Molten Ventures' net margin of 75.09%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Molten Ventures' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
Molten Ventures 75.09%9.21%-3.46%

Summary

Molten Ventures beats BlackRock Frontiers on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Edinburgh Investment?

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) and Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edinburgh Investment pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BlackRock Frontiers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Edinburgh Investment's net margin of 89.72%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Edinburgh Investment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
Edinburgh Investment 89.72%7.03%6.69%

6.9% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Edinburgh Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edinburgh Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.93£73.42M£41.784.67
Edinburgh Investment£79.43M13.19£180.50M£55.9115.11

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 5 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Edinburgh Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Edinburgh Investment Positive

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.852, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.965, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats BlackRock Frontiers on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund?

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) and Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (LON:GSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

BlackRock Frontiers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Frontiers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.93£73.42M£41.784.67
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund£250.40M0.00N/A£140.70N/A

In the previous week, BlackRock Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Genesis Emerging Markets Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Neutral

6.9% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Genesis Emerging Markets Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BRFI vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock FrontiersCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£322.25M£5.62B£14.06B£2.92B
Dividend Yield3.99%7.41%5.89%6.22%
P/E Ratio4.6731.2726.04366.70
Price / Sales3.931,172.55504.9483,694.76
Price / Cash48.2748.0730.8427.89
Price / Book0.913.582.776.58
Net Income£73.42M£419.48M£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.63%7.71%4.18%12.36%
1 Month Performance1.30%-0.20%1.03%1.01%
1 Year Performance16.42%6.62%11.21%21.13%

BlackRock Frontiers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRFI
BlackRock Frontiers
N/AGBX 195
+1.6%
N/A+15.7%£322.25M£81.92M4.67N/A
JFJ
JPMorgan Japanese
N/AGBX 810
-1.0%
N/A+24.0%£1.22B£245.55M5.43N/A
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 258
-2.3%
N/A-15.7%£1.17B£146.54M8.67N/A
GROW
Molten Ventures
1.4483 of 5 stars
GBX 676.22
-4.4%
GBX 638.67
-5.6%
+91.1%£1.17B£148M9.8020
EDIN
Edinburgh Investment
N/AGBX 860
flat
N/A+5.9%£1.08B£79.43M15.38N/A

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This page (LON:BRFI) was last updated on 9/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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