Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Man Group (EMG) and BlackRock (BLK) compare, as of Aug 21, 2026.
As of Aug 21, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Man Group as the less overvalued of the two: Man Group trades at £3.04 versus a fair value of £1.53 (-50%), while BlackRock trades at $1,140 versus $466 (-59%).
Man Group
EMG.LSE · GBX · Financials
-50%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£3.04
Fair Value£1.53
Quality67/100
BlackRock
BLK · USD · Financials
-59%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$1,140
Fair Value$466
Quality51/100
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Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Man GroupBlackRock
Valuation
27.3×P/E (TTM)29.2×
3.24×P/S (TTM)6.57×
2.89×P/B3.01×
13.8×EV/EBITDA16.4×
0.71×PEG1.13×
5.7%Dividend yield1.9%
£0.17Dividend per share$21.36
Profitability
12%Net margin24%
28%Operating margin36%
11%Return on equity12%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
14%Revenue growth (YoY)27%
-4.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.7%
9.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.4%
Balance & size
0.01×Debt / equity0.23×
$5BMarket cap$168B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Man Group leads: 9 to 5 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.
Man Groupof which business quality 65 · market factors 81BlackRockof which business quality 49 · market factors 50
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
40
37
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
41
53
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
78
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
80
50
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
72
45
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
98
58
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
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.
Man Group
DCF Models£2.83
Earnings-Based£2.39
Dividend Discount£2.37
Multiples£2.04
Asset-Based£0.95
Growth DCF£3.35
Economic Profit£1.44
9 of 12 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
12 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.
Man Group
Bear £1.15Fair Value £1.53Bull £1.92
£3.04 = current price (white tick)
BlackRock
Bear $306Fair Value $466Bull $582
$1,140 = 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.
Man Group · Financials
Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-50% · bottom 25%
BlackRock · Financials
Quality score51 · below median
Fair value upside-59% · bottom 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 21, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Man Group as the less overvalued of the two: Man Group trades at £3.04 versus a fair value of £1.53 (-50%), while BlackRock trades at $1,140 versus $466 (-59%).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
