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BRSC vs. RCP, CTY, TEM, QLT, and MNKS

Should you buy BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock Smaller Companies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with BlackRock Smaller Companies include RIT Capital Partners (RCP), City of London (CTY), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Quilter (QLT), and Monks (MNKS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to RIT Capital Partners?

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

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.934, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.7031213, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RIT Capital Partners pays out 13.1% 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M2.65£120.17M£145.011.86
RIT Capital Partners£500.60M6.21£167.81M£327.007.00

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 2 more articles in the media than RIT Capital Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for RIT Capital Partners. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat RIT Capital Partners' 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
RIT Capital Partners Neutral

54.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of RIT Capital Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

RIT Capital Partners has a net margin of 277.36% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.65%. RIT Capital Partners' return on equity of 11.79% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
RIT Capital Partners 277.36%11.79%4.22%

Summary

RIT Capital Partners beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to City of London?

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

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.934, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, City of London has a beta of 0.8610782, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.65%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
City of London 97.40%22.92%4.00%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M2.65£120.17M£145.011.86
City of London£568.96M5.18£294.08M£113.995.05

In the previous week, City of London had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 2 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. City of London's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 1.18 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
City of London
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London pays out 18.8% 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.

54.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of City of London shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of City of London shares are held 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.

Summary

City of London beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust?

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

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 6.8% 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.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M2.65£120.17M£145.011.86
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£781.18M3.59£130.50M£77.544.13

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 96.24% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.65%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 31.30% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust 96.24%31.30%4.50%

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.934, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0844169, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

54.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to Quilter?

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

BlackRock Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Quilter£9.34B0.29£49.61M£8.6023.01
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M2.65£120.17M£145.011.86

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Quilter. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Quilter's score of 0.55 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
Quilter
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackRock Smaller Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Quilter currently has a consensus price target of GBX 203.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than BlackRock Smaller Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quilter
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
BlackRock Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Quilter has a beta of 0.823, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.934, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to Quilter's net margin of 1.28%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat Quilter's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Quilter1.28% 8.35% 0.21%
BlackRock Smaller Companies 89.65%10.11%-2.39%

37.4% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Quilter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned 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.

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Quilter pays out 72.1% 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. BlackRock Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats Quilter on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Smaller Companies compare to Monks?

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

In the previous week, Monks had 22 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Monks and 2 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Monks' score of 0.99 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Monks
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
13 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.934, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Monks has a beta of 0.9407833, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M2.65£120.17M£145.011.86
Monks£488.88M5.24£589.71M£280.985.82

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monks pays out 0.2% 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.

Monks has a net margin of 95.29% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.65%. Monks' return on equity of 19.34% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
Monks 95.29%19.34%9.21%

54.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Monks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Monks 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.

Summary

Monks beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BRSC vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£163.10M£2.40B£6.10B£2.81B
Dividend Yield3.37%6.00%5.23%6.15%
P/E Ratio1.8662.1229.96366.70
Price / Sales2.652,057.051,111.0986,211.02
Price / Cash7.6160.3394.2727.87
Price / Book0.161.406.617.65
Net Income£120.17M£265.27M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-79.53%0.73%0.83%0.49%
1 Month Performance-79.71%-0.54%0.46%-1.39%
1 Year Performance-79.28%8.76%17.45%65.34%

BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRSC
BlackRock Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 269
+1.7%
N/A-79.9%£163.10M£61.45M1.86N/A
RCP
RIT Capital Partners
N/AGBX 2,295
+0.7%
N/A+16.7%£3.11B£500.60M7.0262
CTY
City of London
N/AGBX 565
-0.4%
N/A+16.7%£2.89B£568.96M4.96N/A
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 326
-0.8%
N/A+75.0%£2.86B£781.18M4.20N/A
QLT
Quilter
2.6473 of 5 stars
GBX 190.40
-0.9%
GBX 203.71
+7.0%
+23.8%£2.61B£9.34B22.142,983

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This page (LON:BRSC) was last updated on 7/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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