BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and Man Group (LON:EMG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BRSC or EMG?

Man Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man 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 Smaller Companies	£127.70M	4.70	£120.17M	£266.83	4.99
Man Group	£1.69B	1.41	£382.68M	£21.20	7.82

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BRSC or EMG?

39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Man Group shares are held by 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 risk & volatility, BRSC or EMG?

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Man Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRSC or EMG a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Man Group pays out 61.3% 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.

Does the media favor BRSC or EMG?

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Man Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Man Group. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Man Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies	Positive
Man Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BRSC or EMG?

Man Group has a consensus price target of GBX 218.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.97%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Man Group is more favorable than BlackRock Smaller Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock Smaller Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Man Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is BRSC or EMG more profitable?

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 94.11% compared to Man Group's net margin of 22.58%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies	94.11%	17.28%	-2.39%
Man Group	22.58%	19.64%	4.61%

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies and Man Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.