BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,319.04 +9.04 (+0.69%) As of 08:43 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BRSC vs. HGT, HICL, HVPE, INPP, TRIG, AJB, QLT, TEM, SSON, and CLDNShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), International Public Partnerships (INPP), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), AJ Bell (AJB), Quilter (QLT), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors HgCapital Trust HICL Infrastructure HarbourVest Global Private Equity International Public Partnerships The Renewables Infrastructure Group AJ Bell Quilter Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Smithson Investment Trust Caledonia Investments HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HGT or BRSC? 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HGT or BRSC a better dividend stock? HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 15.7% 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. Is HGT or BRSC more profitable? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 94.11% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 91.03%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 17.28% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HgCapital Trust91.03% 11.93% 6.88% BlackRock Smaller Companies 94.11%17.28%-2.39% Does the media favor HGT or BRSC? In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment HgCapital Trust Positive BlackRock Smaller Companies Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or BRSC? HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HGT or BRSC? HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHgCapital Trust£312.64M7.69£284.58M£60.498.56BlackRock Smaller Companies£127.70M4.65£120.17M£266.834.94 SummaryHgCapital Trust beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 10 of the 15 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 BRSC 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£594.07M£1.27B£6.16B£3.02BDividend Yield3.20%4.39%4.20%5.02%P/E Ratio4.9422.2713.42163.63Price / Sales4.652,360.801,733.93272,738.31Price / Cash7.6160.8149.5227.97Price / Book0.811.221.934.61Net Income£120.17M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.00%0.64%0.73%3.93%1 Month Performance2.89%3.38%3.72%10.17%1 Year Performance-13.79%5.78%16.93%62.84% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,319.04+0.7%N/A-13.7%£594.07M£127.70M4.94N/AHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 507.04+0.6%N/A+1.0%£2.35B£312.64M8.38N/APositive NewsHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 117.21-0.3%N/A-1.4%£2.33B£105.30M22.99N/AHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,520.20+0.2%N/A+1.2%£2.33B£32.28M236.98N/ANews CoverageINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 119.21-0.2%N/A-5.8%£2.24B£82.63M51.43N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group1.8103 of 5 starsGBX 88.21+0.1%GBX 130+47.4%-12.4%£2.16B-£79.29M-58.14N/AAJBAJ Bell0.844 of 5 starsGBX 511.50-1.4%GBX 455-11.0%+33.0%£2.11B£244.77M26.161,373News CoverageDividend IncreaseGap UpQLTQuilter0.3903 of 5 starsGBX 158.51+0.5%GBX 135-14.8%+35.2%£2.11B£6.38B42.622,983TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 191.22-0.4%N/A+15.5%£2.00B£160.96M15.33N/ANews CoverageSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,534+0.7%N/A+9.9%£1.96B-£13.48M-45.83N/APositive NewsCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 3,570.29-0.1%N/A+3.0%£1.90B£231.70M9.5474Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HgCapital Trust Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives AJ Bell Alternatives Quilter Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives Caledonia Investments 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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