BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) Competitors

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BRWM vs. PCT, PSH, FCIT, ICP, and SDRC

Should you buy BlackRock World Mining Trust stock or one of its competitors? BlackRock World Mining Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Pershing Square (PSH), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), and Schroders (SDRC). 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 World Mining Trust compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.739, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.692, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock World Mining Trust, 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
Polar Capital Technology Trust	£3.76B	1.92	£1.20B	£330.42	1.98
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£693.80M	2.69	-£13.42M	£365.86	2.73

87.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned 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.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 249.53% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of 96.63%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 55.87% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust	249.53%	55.87%	20.70%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	96.63%	44.05%	-0.10%

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Polar Capital Technology Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Positive

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats Polar Capital Technology Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Pershing Square?

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

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 69.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Pershing Square pays out -9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% 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.

5.8% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.842, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.692, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Positive

Pershing Square has a net margin of 97.16% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of 96.63%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of 44.05% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	97.16%	-2.59%	11.83%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	96.63%	44.05%	-0.10%

Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlackRock World Mining Trust. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock World Mining Trust, 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
Pershing Square	-£1.26B	-5.23	£2.71B	-£752.00	N/A
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£693.80M	2.69	-£13.42M	£365.86	2.73

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats Pershing Square on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to F&C Investment Trust?

BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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.

8.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust 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.

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 4 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Positive
F&C Investment Trust	Neutral

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of 96.63%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of 44.05% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock World Mining Trust	96.63%	44.05%	-0.10%
F&C Investment Trust	103.67%	22.14%	10.80%

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.692, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.736, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&C Investment Trust, 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	£693.80M	2.69	-£13.42M	£365.86	2.73
F&C Investment Trust	£1.46B	4.37	£935.32M	£75.80	4.51

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats F&C Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Positive

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock World Mining Trust, 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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£693.80M	2.69	-£13.42M	£365.86	2.73

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a net margin of 96.63% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of 44.05% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	96.63%	44.05%	-0.10%

Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.692, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the broader market.

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock World Mining Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group and BlackRock World Mining Trust tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Schroders?

Schroders (LON:SDRC) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Schroders. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroders	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Positive

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.22 per share. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Schroders pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% 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. BlackRock World Mining Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a net margin of 96.63% compared to Schroders' net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of 44.05% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock World Mining Trust	96.63%	44.05%	-0.10%

8.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock World Mining Trust, 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
Schroders	£3.14B	0.00	N/A	£2.02	N/A
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£693.80M	2.69	-£13.42M	£365.86	2.73

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats Schroders on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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BRWM vs. The Competition

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Metric	BlackRock World Mining Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.86B	£5.51B	£13.99B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	2.35%	7.47%	5.94%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	2.73	30.54	25.67	366.83
Price / Sales	2.69	1,218.06	506.91	83,599.70
Price / Cash	24.68	47.89	40.16	27.89
Price / Book	1.74	3.53	2.75	6.33
Net Income	-£13.42M	£418.04M	£1.32B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.88%	-1.39%	-1.17%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	0.91%	-1.45%	0.25%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	59.27%	4.83%	9.27%	20.03%

BlackRock World Mining Trust Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	N/A	GBX 997 +0.1%	N/A	+65.5%	£1.86B	£693.80M	2.73	147,000	Positive News Earnings Report
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	N/A	GBX 652 +2.1%	N/A	+56.3%	£7.21B	£3.76B	1.97	120
PSH Pershing Square	N/A	GBX 3,901.18 -0.1%	N/A	-18.2%	£6.83B	£2.57B	2.77	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 344.80 +0.3%	N/A	+16.1%	£6.49B	£683.36M	4.55	N/A
ICP Intermediate Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.24B	£831.60M	2,787.76	579

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BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) Competitors

BRWM vs. PCT, PSH, FCIT, ICP, and SDRC

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BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) Competitors

BRWM vs. PCT, PSH, FCIT, ICP, and SDRC

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Which has more volatility and risk, PCT or BRWM?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PCT or BRWM?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PCT or BRWM?

Is PCT or BRWM more profitable?

Does the media prefer PCT or BRWM?

Summary

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Pershing Square?

Is PSH or BRWM a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PSH or BRWM?

Which has more risk and volatility, PSH or BRWM?

Does the media favor PSH or BRWM?

Is PSH or BRWM more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PSH or BRWM?

Summary

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Is BRWM or FCIT a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BRWM or FCIT?

Does the media favor BRWM or FCIT?

Is BRWM or FCIT more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, BRWM or FCIT?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRWM or FCIT?

Summary

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Does the media refer more to ICP or BRWM?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ICP or BRWM?

Is ICP or BRWM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ICP or BRWM?

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

Is ICP or BRWM a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does BlackRock World Mining Trust compare to Schroders?

Does the media prefer SDRC or BRWM?

Is SDRC or BRWM a better dividend stock?

Is SDRC or BRWM more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SDRC or BRWM?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SDRC or BRWM?

Summary

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