BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,278 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/23/2025 12:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BRSC vs. HVPE, CTY, HGT, HICL, INPP, QLT, CLDN, TRIG, SSON, and AJBShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), City of London (CTY), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), and AJ Bell (AJB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. HarbourVest Global Private Equity City of London HgCapital Trust HICL Infrastructure International Public Partnerships Quilter Caledonia Investments The Renewables Infrastructure Group Smithson Investment Trust AJ Bell BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and HarbourVest Global Private Equity (LON:HVPE) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has better earnings and valuation, BRSC or HVPE? BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than HarbourVest Global Private Equity. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HarbourVest Global Private Equity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Smaller Companies£127.70M4.51£120.17M£266.834.79HarbourVest Global Private Equity£32.28M69.72£12.26M£10.63228.97 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRSC or HVPE? HarbourVest Global Private Equity received 1 more outperform votes than BlackRock Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.64% of users gave HarbourVest Global Private Equity an outperform vote while only 61.39% of users gave BlackRock Smaller Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Smaller CompaniesOutperform Votes6261.39% Underperform Votes3938.61% HarbourVest Global Private EquityOutperform Votes6363.64% Underperform Votes3636.36% Does the media refer more to BRSC or HVPE? In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies and BlackRock Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 0.59 indicating that HarbourVest Global Private Equity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Smaller Companies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HarbourVest Global Private Equity 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRSC or HVPE? 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BRSC or HVPE? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BRSC or HVPE more profitable? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 94.11% compared to HarbourVest Global Private Equity's net margin of 37.99%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 17.28% beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Smaller Companies94.11% 17.28% -2.39% HarbourVest Global Private Equity 37.99%0.26%2.14% SummaryBlackRock Smaller Companies beats HarbourVest Global Private Equity on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£575.58M£1.19B£5.28B£2.63BDividend Yield3.20%4.40%4.18%4.92%P/E Ratio4.7921.2712.82134.90Price / Sales4.512,310.421,680.34222,231.12Price / Cash7.6160.4649.6228.10Price / Book0.781.141.343.85Net Income£120.17M£263.32M£1.16B£5.87B7 Day Performance-1.39%-0.40%-0.02%3.60%1 Month Performance4.07%16.33%9.90%24.22%1 Year Performance-14.23%2.32%12.26%123.01% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,278flatN/A-14.2%£575.58M£127.70M4.79N/AHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,515+0.4%N/A+7.5%£2.32B£32.28M236.49N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 468.50-0.6%N/A+11.5%£2.32B£307.08M7.89N/ADividend AnnouncementHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 496-0.7%N/A+3.4%£2.30B£312.64M8.20N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 111.04-1.7%N/A-5.6%£2.21B£105.30M21.78N/AEarnings ReportINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 112-1.9%N/A-7.0%£2.10B£82.63M48.32N/AQLTQuilterN/AGBX 152.80+1.8%GBX 135-11.6%+25.3%£2.03B£6.38B41.092,983News CoverageCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 3,785-0.4%N/A+6.8%£2.02B£231.70M10.1174News CoverageEarnings ReportTRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group3.006 of 5 starsGBX 77.90-3.1%GBX 130+66.9%-21.3%£1.91B£-79,286,162.81-51.35N/ANews CoverageSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,488-0.8%N/A+2.7%£1.90B£-13,481,214.92-44.45N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAJBAJ Bell1.0545 of 5 starsGBX 460+1.0%GBX 455-1.1%+23.0%£1.90B£244.77M23.531,373Trending NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives City of London Alternatives HgCapital Trust Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives Quilter Alternatives Caledonia Investments Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives AJ Bell Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BRSC) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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