BLK vs. SCHW, GS, MS, IBKR, C, PGR, PLD, HDB, MUFG, and TD
Should you be buying BlackRock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock include Charles Schwab (SCHW), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Citigroup (C), Progressive (PGR), Prologis (PLD), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
BlackRock vs.
Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.
BlackRock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Charles Schwab. BlackRock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charles Schwab, 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 Charles Schwab $18.84B 6.92 $5.07B $2.39 30.72 BlackRock $17.86B 6.25 $5.50B $39.35 19.06 Charles Schwab presently has a consensus price target of $74.47, suggesting a potential upside of 1.43%. BlackRock has a consensus price target of $845.42, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Charles Schwab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Charles Schwab.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Charles Schwab 3 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27 BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80 BlackRock has a net margin of 32.26% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 26.14%. BlackRock's return on equity of 19.86% beat Charles Schwab's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Charles Schwab 26.14% 19.86% 1.19% BlackRock 32.26% 15.34% 4.91% 84.4% of Charles Schwab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Charles Schwab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of BlackRock shares are held 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.
Charles Schwab has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Charles Schwab pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $20.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Charles Schwab pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock pays out 51.8% 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. Charles Schwab has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and BlackRock has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. BlackRock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Charles Schwab had 26 more articles in the media than BlackRock. MarketBeat recorded 91 mentions for Charles Schwab and 65 mentions for BlackRock. Charles Schwab's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat BlackRock's score of 0.49 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Charles Schwab 28 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral BlackRock 25 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
21 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive BlackRock received 248 more outperform votes than Charles Schwab when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 63.16% of users gave Charles Schwab an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Charles Schwab Outperform Votes 847
63.16%
Underperform Votes 494
36.84%
BlackRock Outperform Votes 1095
72.71%
Underperform Votes 411
27.29%
Summary
BlackRock beats Charles Schwab on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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BLK vs. The Competition
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| Metric | BlackRock | Security brokers & dealers Industry | Finance Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $111.70B | $23.45B | $8.29B | $17.26B |
| Dividend Yield | 2.71% | 2.81% | 10.66% | 3.62% |
| P/E Ratio | 19.06 | 13.72 | 61.27 | 23.82 |
| Price / Sales | 6.25 | 4.98 | 3,541.25 | 10.82 |
| Price / Cash | 18.29 | 16.02 | 28.11 | 17.10 |
| Price / Book | 2.82 | 2.06 | 2.38 | 4.85 |
| Net Income | $5.50B | $930.21M | $993.45M | $970.56M |
| 7 Day Performance | -1.72% | -0.89% | -0.28% | -1.76% |
| 1 Month Performance | -6.52% | -3.41% | -1.12% | -2.50% |
| 1 Year Performance | 7.87% | 34.66% | 9.99% | 78.15% |
BlackRock 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWCharles Schwab | 4.5724 of 5 stars | $71.10 -1.6% | $72.06 +1.3% | +35.0% | $128.37B | $18.84B | 27.99 | 33,000 | Analyst Report Insider Selling Analyst Revision |
| GSThe Goldman Sachs Group | 4.5463 of 5 stars | $400.98 -2.4% | $423.05 +5.5% | +20.7% | $130.13B | $108.42B | 17.57 | 45,300 | Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Analyst Revision |
| MSMorgan Stanley | 4.8441 of 5 stars | $91.67 -2.6% | $95.48 +4.2% | +0.4% | $149.11B | $96.19B | 17.73 | 80,000 | Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Report Insider Selling Analyst Revision |
| IBKRInteractive Brokers Group | 4.4716 of 5 stars | $113.50 +2.2% | $112.88 -0.6% | +30.5% | $47.79B | $7.78B | 20.05 | 2,932 | Dividend Increase Analyst Report Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision News Coverage |
| CCitigroup | 4.9007 of 5 stars | $60.15 -2.4% | $62.56 +4.0% | +16.5% | $115.20B | $156.82B | 15.08 | 239,000 | Earnings Report Analyst Revision |
| PGRProgressive | 4.6381 of 5 stars | $206.14 +0.6% | $192.00 -6.9% | +51.3% | $120.74B | $62.08B | 31.33 | 61,400 | Earnings Report Analyst Report Insider Selling Analyst Revision |
| PLDPrologis | 4.9647 of 5 stars | $120.62 -4.5% | $141.67 +17.4% | -15.4% | $111.58B | $8.02B | 36.66 | 2,574 | Analyst Report |
| HDBHDFC Bank | 2.8691 of 5 stars | $58.45 -1.0% | N/A | -16.7% | $108.71B | $25.50B | 18.04 | 173,222 | Upcoming Earnings |
| MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 3.0377 of 5 stars | $10.04 -0.9% | N/A | +48.6% | $124.98B | $5.66T | 8.10 | 121,800 | |
| TDToronto-Dominion Bank | 3.5353 of 5 stars | $57.59 -2.5% | $89.33 +55.1% | -7.9% | $101.66B | $75.05B | 12.31 | 103,257 | Analyst Upgrade News Coverage |
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