Do analysts recommend BRLA or FSG?

Foresight Group has a consensus target price of GBX 554, indicating a potential upside of 18.88%. 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80

BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) Competitors

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BRLA vs. OAP3, NAIT, FSG, UEM, and PAC

Should you buy BlackRock Latin American stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock Latin American 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 Latin American include Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3), North American Income Trust (NAIT), Foresight Group (FSG), Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (UEM), and Pacific Assets (PAC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does BlackRock Latin American compare to Octopus Apollo VCT?

BlackRock Latin American (LON:BRLA) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to BlackRock Latin American's net margin of 95.32%. BlackRock Latin American's return on equity of 37.51% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Latin American	95.32%	37.51%	19.32%
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. Octopus Apollo VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat BlackRock Latin American's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral
Octopus Apollo VCT	Positive

Octopus Apollo VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock Latin American. BlackRock Latin American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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	£63.00M	1.99	-£30.52M	£209.45	2.03
Octopus Apollo VCT	£16.51M	32.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	38.17

5.6% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.652, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. BlackRock Latin American pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% 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 Latin American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BlackRock Latin American beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Latin American compare to North American Income Trust?

BlackRock Latin American (LON:BRLA) and North American Income Trust (LON:NAIT) 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 media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

5.6% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of North American Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of North American Income 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.

BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.652, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, North American Income Trust has a beta of 0.8889384, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, North American Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for North American Income Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. North American Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat BlackRock Latin American's score of 0.00 indicating that North American Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral
North American Income Trust	Positive

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 95.32% compared to North American Income Trust's net margin of 90.75%. BlackRock Latin American's return on equity of 37.51% beat North American Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Latin American	95.32%	37.51%	19.32%
North American Income Trust	90.75%	7.76%	-0.86%

North American Income Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock Latin American. BlackRock Latin American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Income Trust, 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	£63.00M	1.99	-£30.52M	£209.45	2.03
North American Income Trust	£37.87M	13.15	£49.67M	£29.34	14.79

BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. North American Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BlackRock Latin American pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North American Income Trust pays out 42.6% 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 Latin American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BlackRock Latin American beats North American Income Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Latin American compare to Foresight Group?

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

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	£63.00M	1.99	-£30.52M	£209.45	2.03
Foresight Group	£164.92M	3.15	£25.54M	£37.80	12.33

Foresight Group has a consensus target price of GBX 554, indicating a potential upside of 18.88%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.652, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Foresight Group has a beta of 0.608, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Foresight Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. BlackRock Latin American pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foresight Group pays out 65.9% 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 Latin American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Foresight Group had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Foresight Group and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. Foresight Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 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	Neutral

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 95.32% compared to Foresight Group's net margin of 25.91%. Foresight Group's return on equity of 46.72% beat BlackRock Latin American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Latin American	95.32%	37.51%	19.32%
Foresight Group	25.91%	46.72%	15.09%

5.6% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Foresight Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.4% of Foresight Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Foresight Group beats BlackRock Latin American on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Latin American compare to Utilico Emerging Markets Trust?

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

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Latin American. BlackRock Latin American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust, 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
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	£121.37M	4.14	£20.98M	£63.98	4.52
BlackRock Latin American	£63.00M	1.99	-£30.52M	£209.45	2.03

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Latin American pays out 11.5% 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 Latin American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Utilico Emerging Markets Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.98 beat BlackRock Latin American's score of 0.00 indicating that Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	Very Positive
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 95.32% compared to Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's net margin of 90.43%. BlackRock Latin American's return on equity of 37.51% beat Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	90.43%	21.74%	7.22%
BlackRock Latin American	95.32%	37.51%	19.32%

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has a beta of 0.55458164, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.652, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

23.2% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust beats BlackRock Latin American on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Latin American compare to Pacific Assets?

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

BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Pacific Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. BlackRock Latin American pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pacific Assets pays out -132.4% 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.

5.6% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Pacific Assets shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackRock Latin American shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pacific Assets 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.

In the previous week, BlackRock Latin American's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pacific Assets'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral
Pacific Assets	Neutral

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 95.32% compared to Pacific Assets' net margin of -29.27%. BlackRock Latin American's return on equity of 37.51% beat Pacific Assets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Latin American	95.32%	37.51%	19.32%
Pacific Assets	-29.27%	-0.93%	0.07%

BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.652, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pacific Assets has a beta of 0.6684717, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Pacific Assets has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock Latin American. Pacific Assets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Latin American, 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	£63.00M	1.99	-£30.52M	£209.45	2.03
Pacific Assets	-£4.44M	-107.48	£42.65M	-£3.70	N/A

Summary

BlackRock Latin American beats Pacific Assets on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BRLA vs. The Competition

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Metric	BlackRock Latin American	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£125.16M	£2.45B	£6.20B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	5.18%	5.99%	5.22%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	2.03	60.95	29.50	369.52
Price / Sales	1.99	1,796.62	1,755.93	86,119.00
Price / Cash	1,865.00	60.33	88.74	27.87
Price / Book	0.87	1.41	6.70	7.84
Net Income	-£30.52M	£265.27M	£1.13B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.47%	0.82%	0.82%	0.86%
1 Month Performance	0.71%	1.06%	1.94%	-0.47%
1 Year Performance	20.06%	24.40%	25.35%	70.60%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BRLA BlackRock Latin American	N/A	GBX 425 -0.7%	N/A	+20.9%	£125.16M	£63.00M	2.03	N/A
OAP3 Octopus Apollo VCT	N/A	GBX 42 -8.1%	N/A	N/A	£498.33M	£16.51M	35.00	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
NAIT North American Income Trust	N/A	GBX 433.25 +0.5%	N/A	+29.7%	£496.99M	£37.87M	14.77	N/A
FSG Foresight Group	3.6684 of 5 stars	GBX 445 +1.1%	GBX 554 +24.5%	+2.1%	£496.33M	£153.99M	15.89	314
UEM Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	N/A	GBX 283.64 -0.5%	N/A	+17.2%	£492.73M	£121.37M	10.50	N/A	Positive News

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Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRLA or OAP3?

Which has more risk & volatility, BRLA or OAP3?

Is BRLA or OAP3 a better dividend stock?

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Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRLA or NAIT?

Which has more risk & volatility, BRLA or NAIT?

Does the media favor BRLA or NAIT?

Is BRLA or NAIT more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BRLA or NAIT?

Is BRLA or NAIT a better dividend stock?

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How does BlackRock Latin American compare to Foresight Group?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRLA or FSG?

Do analysts recommend BRLA or FSG?

Which has more volatility and risk, BRLA or FSG?

Is BRLA or FSG a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to BRLA or FSG?

Is BRLA or FSG more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BRLA or FSG?

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Is UEM or BRLA a better dividend stock?

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Is UEM or BRLA more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, UEM or BRLA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in UEM or BRLA?

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Is BRLA or PAC a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRLA or PAC?

Does the media prefer BRLA or PAC?

Is BRLA or PAC more profitable?

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