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BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI) Competitors

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BRFI vs. ASL, JFJ, TMPL, IHP, and VEIL

Should you buy BlackRock Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock Frontiers with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with BlackRock Frontiers include Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), Temple Bar (TMPL), IntegraFin (IHP), and Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust?

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

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 159.60% compared to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 84.29%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 10.70% beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers159.60% 10.70% 13.46%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 84.29%6.86%11.67%

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.83049625, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.438866, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

8.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 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 9.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 37.6% 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£62.09M4.94£73.42M£31.106.01
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust£99.87M12.06£255.01M£117.9013.06

In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Positive

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats BlackRock Frontiers on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to JPMorgan Japanese?

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

18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 30.9% 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.

JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.888, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.83049625, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

JPMorgan Japanese has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. JPMorgan Japanese 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
JPMorgan Japanese£245.42M4.87£194.81M£148.905.18
BlackRock Frontiers£62.09M4.94£73.42M£31.106.01

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

Company Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Japanese Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 159.60% compared to JPMorgan Japanese's net margin of 97.91%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 21.61% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JPMorgan Japanese97.91% 21.61% 8.06%
BlackRock Frontiers 159.60%10.70%13.46%

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese beats BlackRock Frontiers on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Temple Bar?

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

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Temple Bar pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 30.9% 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.

In the previous week, Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. Temple Bar 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
Temple Bar£281.60M4.21£154.90M£97.004.05
BlackRock Frontiers£62.09M4.94£73.42M£31.106.01

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 159.60% compared to Temple Bar's net margin of 82.15%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 27.93% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Temple Bar82.15% 27.93% 7.08%
BlackRock Frontiers 159.60%10.70%13.46%

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.1514206, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.83049625, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

7.6% of Temple Bar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Temple Bar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Temple Bar on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to IntegraFin?

IntegraFin (LON:IHP) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 159.60% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 25.87%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 23.86% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IntegraFin25.87% 23.86% 20.29%
BlackRock Frontiers 159.60%10.70%13.46%

IntegraFin has a beta of 1.267, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.83049625, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

44.1% of IntegraFin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of IntegraFin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. IntegraFin pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 30.9% 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.

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IntegraFin and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that IntegraFin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
IntegraFin Positive
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

IntegraFin currently has a consensus target price of GBX 423, indicating a potential upside of 23.88%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than BlackRock Frontiers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IntegraFin
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
BlackRock Frontiers
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IntegraFin£156.80M7.19£52.54M£15.5022.03
BlackRock Frontiers£62.09M4.94£73.42M£31.106.01

Summary

IntegraFin beats BlackRock Frontiers on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

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

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 159.60% compared to Vietnam Enterprise's net margin of 67.17%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 10.70% beat Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers159.60% 10.70% 13.46%
Vietnam Enterprise 67.17%4.38%-7.53%

8.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.83049625, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.60559064, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£62.09M4.94£73.42M£31.106.01
Vietnam Enterprise£81.16M13.17-£4.24M£40.0019.38

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

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Vietnam Enterprise Neutral

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Vietnam Enterprise on 6 of the 11 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

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MetricBlackRock FrontiersAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£306.85M£2.31B£5.79B£2.90B
Dividend Yield3.94%5.97%5.25%6.17%
P/E Ratio6.0125.1415.92365.16
Price / Sales4.942,010.87989.7687,648.92
Price / Cash48.2760.1789.1827.89
Price / Book0.871.356.527.62
Net Income£73.42M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.27%-0.74%-0.20%0.11%
1 Month Performance-4.83%0.56%0.42%0.27%
1 Year Performance19.87%11.73%18.42%83.47%

BlackRock Frontiers Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRFI
BlackRock Frontiers
N/AGBX 187
-0.5%		N/A+18.4%£306.85M£62.09M6.01N/A
ASL
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 1,538.80
+0.4%		N/A+3.6%£1.20B£99.87M13.05N/A
JFJ
JPMorgan Japanese
N/AGBX 770.18
-0.7%		N/A+26.4%£1.19B£245.42M5.17N/A
TMPL
Temple Bar
N/AGBX 393
+0.8%		N/A+26.0%£1.19B£281.60M4.05N/A
IHP
IntegraFin
4.3789 of 5 stars		GBX 342
+1.0%		GBX 423
+23.7%		+1.4%£1.13B£156.80M22.063,520

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This page (LON:BRFI) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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