BRGE vs. HGT, HVPE, INPP, TRIG, AJB, QLT, TEM, CLDN, SSON, and JAM
Should you be buying BlackRock Greater Europe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Greater Europe include HgCapital Trust (HGT), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), International Public Partnerships (INPP), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), AJ Bell (AJB), Quilter (QLT), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), and JPMorgan American (JAM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
BlackRock Greater Europe vs. Its Competitors
BlackRock Greater Europe (LON:BRGE) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
BlackRock Greater Europe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BlackRock Greater Europe pays out 7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% 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.
HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Greater Europe. BlackRock Greater Europe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, BlackRock Greater Europe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled HgCapital Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
9.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 91.03% compared to BlackRock Greater Europe's net margin of 90.71%. BlackRock Greater Europe's return on equity of 14.06% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.
BlackRock Greater Europe has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
HgCapital Trust beats BlackRock Greater Europe on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BRGE) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
