Record (REC) Competitors

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (LON:THRG) and Record (LON:REC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to THRG or REC?

In the previous week, Record had 71 more articles in the media than BlackRock Throgmorton Trust. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Record and 1 mentions for BlackRock Throgmorton Trust. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Record's score of 0.20 indicating that BlackRock Throgmorton Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Throgmorton 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
Record	11 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	43 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, THRG or REC?

Record has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock Throgmorton Trust. Record is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Throgmorton 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 Throgmorton Trust	£82.32M	5.83	£76.42M	£94.39	6.25
Record	£46.40M	2.59	£199.77M	£101.59	0.60

Is THRG or REC more profitable?

Record has a net margin of 430.56% compared to BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's net margin of 92.84%. Record's return on equity of 680.45% beat BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust	92.84%	14.49%	8.87%
Record	430.56%	680.45%	25.14%

Which has more volatility & risk, THRG or REC?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Record has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of THRG or REC?

28.8% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Record shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.6% of Record shares are owned 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.

Is THRG or REC a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Record pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Record pays out 4.9% 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. Record is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Record beats BlackRock Throgmorton Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.