Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) Competitors

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Is LIO or BRWM more profitable?

Liontrust Asset Management has a net margin of 35.21% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. Liontrust Asset Management's return on equity of 39.68% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liontrust Asset Management	35.21%	39.68%	5.02%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, LIO or BRWM?

Liontrust Asset Management has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LIO or BRWM a better dividend stock?

Liontrust Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 72 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.9%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Liontrust Asset Management pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -486.4% 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, LIO or BRWM?

Liontrust Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liontrust Asset Management, 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
Liontrust Asset Management	£195.53M	1.17	£68.85M	£109.13	3.31
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£8.73M	119.27	-£13.42M	-£6.99	-77.83

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

56.1% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of BlackRock World Mining Trust 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.

Do analysts recommend LIO or BRWM?

Liontrust Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of GBX 415, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Liontrust Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liontrust Asset Management is more favorable than BlackRock World Mining Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liontrust Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BlackRock World Mining Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor LIO or BRWM?

In the previous week, Liontrust Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock World Mining Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Liontrust Asset Management and 1 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust. Liontrust Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's score of 1.16 indicating that Liontrust Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liontrust Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Positive

Summary

Liontrust Asset Management beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.