BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and BlackRock Greater Europe (LON:BRGE) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer INPP or BRGE?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock Greater Europe. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 0 mentions for BlackRock Greater Europe. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat BlackRock Greater Europe's score of 0.00 indicating that International Public Partnerships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	Neutral
BlackRock Greater Europe	Neutral

Is INPP or BRGE a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BlackRock Greater Europe pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. International Public Partnerships pays out 123.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock Greater Europe pays out -53.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, INPP or BRGE?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Greater Europe has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INPP or BRGE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Public Partnerships	£128.46M	17.74	£43.53M	£0.07	1,835.05
BlackRock Greater Europe	-£10.55M	-54.49	£89.41M	-£0.13	-4,620.64

Is INPP or BRGE more profitable?

BlackRock Greater Europe has a net margin of 90.71% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. BlackRock Greater Europe's return on equity of 14.06% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
BlackRock Greater Europe	90.71%	14.06%	10.60%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of INPP or BRGE?

31.7% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International Public Partnerships beats BlackRock Greater Europe on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.