BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) Competitors

BlackRock Latin American (LON:BRLA) and Foresight Group (LON:FSG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, BRLA or FSG?

BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRLA or FSG?

Foresight Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Latin American. BlackRock Latin American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Group, 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
BlackRock Latin American	-£26.48M	-4.97	-£30.52M	-£66.59	-5.38
Foresight Group	£136.55M	3.84	£25.54M	£22.09	20.64

Is BRLA or FSG more profitable?

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 115.25% compared to Foresight Group's net margin of 18.70%. Foresight Group's return on equity of 32.24% beat BlackRock Latin American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Latin American	115.25%	-14.65%	19.32%
Foresight Group	18.70%	32.24%	15.09%

Do analysts recommend BRLA or FSG?

Foresight Group has a consensus target price of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 27.19%. Given Foresight Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Foresight Group is more favorable than BlackRock Latin American.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock Latin American	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Foresight Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to BRLA or FSG?

In the previous week, Foresight Group had 5 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Foresight Group and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. Foresight Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat BlackRock Latin American's score of 0.00 indicating that Foresight Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral
Foresight Group	Positive

Is BRLA or FSG a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Foresight Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. BlackRock Latin American pays out -34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foresight Group pays out 140.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BRLA or FSG?

38.8% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Foresight Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Foresight Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Foresight Group beats BlackRock Latin American on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.