BRK vs. ASHM, GSS, IHP, BPCR, AGT, BRWM, JFJ, TRY, JPE, and BBGI
Should you be buying Brooks Macdonald Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brooks Macdonald Group include Ashmore Group (ASHM), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), IntegraFin (IHP), BioPharma Credit (BPCR), AVI Global Trust (AGT), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), TR Property Investment Trust (TRY), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth (JPE), and BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Brooks Macdonald Group vs. Its Competitors
Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) and Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
In the previous week, Brooks Macdonald Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ashmore Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brooks Macdonald Group and 1 mentions for Ashmore Group. Ashmore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Brooks Macdonald Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Ashmore Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ashmore Group has higher revenue and earnings than Brooks Macdonald Group. Ashmore Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brooks Macdonald Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 196.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashmore Group pays out 120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashmore Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by company 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.
Ashmore Group has a net margin of 47.42% compared to Brooks Macdonald Group's net margin of 5.03%. Ashmore Group's return on equity of 10.71% beat Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity.
Brooks Macdonald Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, suggesting a potential upside of 21.81%. Ashmore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 168.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.42%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than Ashmore Group.
Summary
Ashmore Group beats Brooks Macdonald Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BRK) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
