BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,282 +18.00 (+1.42%) As of 05/2/2025 11:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BRSC vs. INPP, BPT, HVPE, MNKS, CLDN, TRIG, BHMG, SSON, QLT, and AJBShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include International Public Partnerships (INPP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Monks (MNKS), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Quilter (QLT), and AJ Bell (AJB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. International Public Partnerships Bridgepoint Group HarbourVest Global Private Equity Monks Caledonia Investments The Renewables Infrastructure Group BH Macro GBP Smithson Investment Trust Quilter AJ Bell BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media prefer BRSC or INPP? In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 0 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.50 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Smaller Companies Positive International Public Partnerships Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, BRSC or INPP? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BRSC or INPP a better dividend stock? BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRSC or INPP? International Public Partnerships received 1 more outperform votes than BlackRock Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote while only 61.39% of users gave BlackRock Smaller Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Smaller CompaniesOutperform Votes6261.39% Underperform Votes3938.61% International Public PartnershipsOutperform Votes6364.29% Underperform Votes3535.71% Which has better earnings & valuation, BRSC or INPP? BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. BlackRock Smaller Companies 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Smaller Companies£127.70M4.52£120.17M£266.834.80International Public Partnerships£82.63M25.24£43.53M£2.3247.98 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRSC or INPP? 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BRSC or INPP more profitable? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 94.11% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 17.28% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Smaller Companies94.11% 17.28% -2.39% International Public Partnerships 52.68%1.54%0.63% SummaryBlackRock Smaller Companies beats International Public Partnerships on 10 of the 17 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£577.39M£1.17B£3.92B£2.63BDividend Yield3.20%4.38%4.16%4.81%P/E Ratio4.8021.1713.04134.60Price / Sales4.522,309.681,711.47243,023.82Price / Cash7.6161.0850.4028.30Price / Book0.791.133.424.52Net Income£120.17M£263.64M£1.18B£5.89B7 Day Performance3.89%1.30%1.15%3.49%1 Month Performance11.48%12.10%8.30%8.83%1 Year Performance-10.60%2.32%12.36%26.17% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,282+1.4%N/A-10.6%£577.39M£127.70M4.80N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 116.62+0.2%N/A-12.9%£2.19B£82.63M50.31N/ABPTBridgepoint Group2.3082 of 5 starsGBX 262.60+3.8%GBX 359.33+36.8%+18.3%£2.17B£272.35M47.70391HVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,340.03+2.0%N/A+5.5%£2.16B£32.28M220.04N/APositive NewsMNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,116+4.1%N/A+2.6%£2.15B£610.03M3.62N/ACLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 3,685+2.1%N/A+7.5%£1.97B£231.70M9.8474News CoverageTRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.4393 of 5 starsGBX 79.90+0.8%GBX 130+62.7%-19.3%£1.96B£-79,286,162.81-52.67N/ABHMGBH Macro GBPN/AGBX 389.02-0.6%N/A+9.2%£1.80B£35.67M42.01N/ASSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,387.88+3.0%N/A+5.6%£1.77B£-13,481,214.92-41.46N/AQLTQuilterN/AGBX 132.10+0.2%GBX 135+2.2%+25.5%£1.76B£6.38B35.522,983Gap UpAJBAJ Bell1.3937 of 5 starsGBX 418.40+1.1%GBX 455+8.7%+27.3%£1.73B£244.77M21.401,373Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Public Partnerships Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives Monks Alternatives Caledonia Investments Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives BH Macro GBP Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives Quilter 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 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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