BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) Competitors

BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, BRWM or ABDN?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BRWM or ABDN?

In the previous week, abrdn had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock World Mining Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn and 1 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat abrdn's score of 0.36 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock World Mining Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
abrdn	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BRWM or ABDN?

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 203, suggesting a potential upside of 2.01%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than BlackRock World Mining Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock World Mining Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Is BRWM or ABDN a better dividend stock?

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -238.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is BRWM or ABDN more profitable?

abrdn has a net margin of 21.19% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. abrdn's return on equity of 6.46% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRWM or ABDN?

17.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRWM or ABDN?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, 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 World Mining Trust	-£13.80M	-90.54	-£13.42M	-£0.10	-6,904.76
abrdn	£1.68B	2.12	£316.36M	£0.17	1,143.68

Summary

abrdn beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.