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BRSC vs. HICL, INPP, QLT, AJB, and JTC

Should you buy BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? BlackRock Smaller Companies's main competitors and comparable companies include HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), and JTC (JTC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to HICL Infrastructure?

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

11.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held 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.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.323, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to HICL Infrastructure's net margin of 88.60%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
HICL Infrastructure 88.60%8.82%0.58%

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HICL Infrastructure. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.52£120.17M£29.009.34
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M8.86£101.36M£13.809.59

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
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 8 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
HICL Infrastructure
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure pays out 60.4% 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.

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats HICL Infrastructure on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to International Public Partnerships?

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

31.7% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

International Public Partnerships has a net margin of 95.13% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.65%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships95.13% 8.29% 0.63%
BlackRock Smaller Companies 89.65%10.11%-2.39%

BlackRock Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher 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 Ratio
International Public Partnerships£232.72M10.58£43.53M£12.5610.96
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.52£120.17M£29.009.34

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. International Public Partnerships pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% 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.

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.533, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.323, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 3 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 6 mentions for International Public Partnerships. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.61 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackRock Smaller Companies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

International Public Partnerships beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to Quilter?

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and Quilter (LON:QLT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.88%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat Quilter's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
Quilter 0.88%8.39%0.21%

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quilter pays out 74.1% 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.

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 7 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 2 mentions for Quilter. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Quilter's score of 0.59 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Quilter
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

11.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Quilter shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quilter. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.52£120.17M£29.009.34
Quilter£13.46B0.18£49.61M£8.5021.44

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.323, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Quilter has a beta of 0.823, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Quilter has a consensus target price of GBX 210.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.73%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter 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
Quilter
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Summary

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

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to AJ Bell?

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 35.42%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 57.35% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
AJ Bell 35.42%57.35%36.07%

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 4 more articles in the media than AJ Bell. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 5 mentions for AJ Bell. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat AJ Bell's score of -0.23 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
AJ Bell
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

11.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of AJ Bell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AJ Bell has a consensus price target of GBX 1,265, suggesting a potential upside of 114.95%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AJ Bell 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
AJ Bell
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.323, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AJ Bell has a beta of 0.866, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AJ Bell pays out 47.0% 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 Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AJ Bell. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.52£120.17M£29.009.34
AJ Bell£347.57M6.66£81.11M£30.3319.40

Summary

AJ Bell beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to JTC?

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

JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. JTC pays out 2,407.3% 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 Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

29.1% of JTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of JTC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JTC. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JTC£381.95M6.04£29.99M£0.552,434.55
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.52£120.17M£29.009.34

JTC has a beta of 0.911, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.323, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to JTC's net margin of 0.24%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat JTC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JTC0.24% 0.18% 4.96%
BlackRock Smaller Companies 89.65%10.11%-2.39%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JTC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
BlackRock Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 9 more articles in the media than JTC. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for JTC. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat JTC's score of 0.84 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JTC Positive
BlackRock Smaller Companies Very Positive

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats JTC on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BRSC vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock Smaller CompaniesCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£643.85M£5.11B£13.57B£2.84B
Dividend Yield4.11%7.60%6.07%6.25%
P/E Ratio9.3427.9722.58366.90
Price / Sales10.521,205.30489.2888,606.90
Price / Cash7.6147.5643.6427.83
Price / Book0.173.442.706.89
Net Income£120.17M£415.07M£1.32B£5.88B
7 Day Performance3.20%-1.11%-0.48%0.38%
1 Month Performance4.23%-1.72%-2.13%-0.17%
1 Year Performance-79.53%7.93%10.40%22.59%

BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRSC
BlackRock Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 271
+0.2%
N/A-79.7%£643.85M£61.45M9.34N/A
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
0.7927 of 5 stars
GBX 131.40
+0.2%
N/A+8.3%£2.44B£277.40M9.52N/A
INPP
International Public Partnerships
N/AGBX 134.64
-0.6%
N/A+11.1%£2.41B£267.76M9.43N/A
QLT
Quilter
2.9779 of 5 stars
GBX 175.60
+0.4%
GBX 210.86
+20.1%
+3.6%£2.37B£13.46B20.662,983
AJB
AJ Bell
2.6452 of 5 stars
GBX 588.50
+1.2%
GBX 1,265
+115.0%
+8.1%£2.31B£347.57M19.401,373

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This page (LON:BRSC) was last updated on 10/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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