Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how AJ Bell (AJB) and BlackRock (BLK) compare, as of Aug 14, 2026.
As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees AJ Bell as the less overvalued of the two: AJ Bell trades at £6.13 versus a fair value of £3.46 (-44%), while BlackRock trades at $1,183 versus $466 (-61%).
AJ Bell
AJB.LSE · GBX · Financials
-44%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£6.13
Fair Value£3.46
Quality82/100
BlackRock
BLK · USD · Financials
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$1,183
Fair Value$466
Quality51/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
AJ BellBlackRock
Valuation
19.9×P/E (TTM)30.3×
9.17×P/S (TTM)6.57×
14.62×P/B3.01×
20.9×EV/EBITDA16.4×
—PEG1.13×
2.4%Dividend yield2.1%
£0.15Dividend per share$21.36
Profitability
36%Net margin24%
42%Operating margin36%
60%Return on equity12%
43%Return on assets4%
Growth
20%Revenue growth (YoY)27%
24.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.7%
20.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.4%
Balance & size
—Debt / equity0.23×
$3BMarket cap$168B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
AJ Bell leads: 8 to 4 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
AJ Bellof which business quality 83 · market factors 72BlackRockof which business quality 49 · market factors 53
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
96
37
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
79
53
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
37
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
69
51
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
75
47
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
69
66
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
86
28
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
AJ Bell
DCF Models£5.75
Earnings-Based£8.47
Dividend Discount£2.16
Multiples£2.12
Asset-Based£0.37
Growth DCF£4.85
Economic Profit£2.61
10 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.
BlackRock
DCF Models$566
Earnings-Based$811
Dividend Discount$380
Multiples$485
Asset-Based$242
Growth DCF$464
Economic Profit$352
13 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
AJ Bell
Bear £2.60Fair Value £3.46Bull £9.51
£6.13 = current price (white tick)
BlackRock
Bear $306Fair Value $466Bull $582
$1,183 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
AJ Bell · Financials
Quality score82 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-44% · bottom 25%
BlackRock · Financials
Quality score51 · below median
Fair value upside-61% · bottom 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees AJ Bell as the less overvalued of the two: AJ Bell trades at £6.13 versus a fair value of £3.46 (-44%), while BlackRock trades at $1,183 versus $466 (-61%).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
