THRG vs. MRC, SSON, JAM, RAT, BHMG, MYI, FEV, PNL, N91, and WWH
Should you be buying BlackRock Throgmorton Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Murray International (MYI), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Personal Assets (PNL), Ninety One Group (N91), and Worldwide Healthcare (WWH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust vs. Its Competitors
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (LON:THRG) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 15.0% 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. The Mercantile Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, BlackRock Throgmorton Trust had 2 more articles in the media than The Mercantile Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Throgmorton Trust and 0 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Throgmorton Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Throgmorton Trust. The Mercantile Investment Trust 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.
28.8% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's net margin of 92.84%. The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity of 20.56% beat BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's return on equity.
Summary
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:THRG) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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