BR vs BX Stock Comparison

BR currently leads BX in this stock comparison, with AIQ scores of 69 vs 51. The clearest difference is value, while BX has the stronger quality profile.

Market data as of Oct 31, 2026 market close· AIQ score gap 18 points
BR
Technology
vs
BX
Financial Services
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Leads
Price
$179
Day move
+0.38%
AIQ Score
69/100
Best edge
Value
Sector
Technology
BX
Blackstone Inc.
Price
$119
Day move
-1.73%
AIQ Score
51/100
Best edge
Quality
Sector
Financial Services

What is the main difference between BR and BX?

BR leads the current stock comparison as Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., with the clearest separation coming from value and the broader AIQ evidence mix.

AlgovestIQ AIQ Comparison

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. vs Blackstone Inc.

Data as of Oct 31, 2026· market close· Cross-sector · Technology vs Financial Services · both in Asset Management / Exchanges· Coverage 66/66 fields· High confidence
AIQ VerdictStableAIQ Comparison Conviction 9/10

BR leads

BR leads by 18 AIQ points, primarily on Value and Momentum. Wall Street currently favors BX on target upside.

Stable: 4 of 6 evidence groups support BR, and its signal state is cleanly positive.

Evidence agreement: 4 of 6Comparison trend: Stable
BR

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Leads
AIQ Score
69/100
AIQ Edge Score
10/10
BX

Blackstone Inc.

AIQ Score
51/100
AIQ Edge Score
4/10

The Algovestiq AIQ Score currently favors BR over BX, 69 versus 51 as of Oct 31, 2026. BR's advantage is driven primarily by stronger value and momentum, while BX holds the stronger quality profile. BR also shows the stronger technical structure relative to its 50-day moving average, though analyst target upside currently favors BX. 4 of 6 covered evidence groups favor BR today, and the comparison is rated Stable on stability. BR lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 18 points over 30 sessions.

Compare Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and Blackstone Inc. across the Algovestiq AIQ Score, valuation, quality, momentum, risk, technicals and analyst expectations.

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Performance over time

Total return with distributions reinvested, from daily closes.

BR
+10.4%
BX
+1.4%

Total return comparison

Growth of $10,000, distributions reinvested

BR $11,043 · BX $10,138

Split-adjusted closes; each distribution is reinvested at the close on its ex-dividend date. Taxes and trading costs are not modeled.

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AIQ Factor Divergence

Where the two separate, on the four dimensions behind the AIQ Score. Bars read outward from a shared zero: further from the centre is a wider gap.

BR advantage
0
BX advantage
  • Value68 vs 28
    BR +40
  • Momentum79 vs 53
    BR +26
  • Risk Resilience59 vs 42
    BR +17
  • Quality66 vs 76
    BX +10

4 of 6 evidence groups favor BR. BR’s edge is concentrated in value and momentum; BX keeps a meaningful quality edge.

What changed since the last close

Latest scored session 2026-10-30, compared against the prior scored session 2026-10-29.

BR0 AIQ

No factor moved materially.

No signal started or stopped since the prior session; its 3 active signals are unchanged.

BX0 AIQ

No factor moved materially.

No signal started or stopped since the prior session; its 3 active signals are unchanged.

BR's lead was unchanged in the latest session.

Deeper signal detail for each name lives on its own signals page — BR and BX both carry a full feed there.

The central trade-off

BR (Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.): the stronger current systematic profile, led by value and momentum.

BX (Blackstone Inc.): the counter-case, on quality, fundamentals, analyst expectations — but at materially higher volatility, 42.2% against 29.5%.

The AIQ Score and Wall Street therefore point in different directions on this pair.

Which one fits your objective

The same two names rank differently depending on what you are optimizing for. All six reads are shown at once — none of them is hidden behind a toggle.

Balanced

BR

BR on the overall AIQ Score, which weights Quality and Value most heavily.

Growth

BR

BR on combined revenue and EPS growth.

Value

BR

BR on the peer-relative Value factor, by 40 points.

Momentum

BR

BR on the Momentum factor, by 26 points.

Lower downside

BR

BR on Risk Resilience, by 17 points.

Analyst upside

BX

BX on implied upside to the consensus price target.

AIQ vs Wall Street

The model and the Street disagree here: AIQ favors BR, analyst targets favor BX. That disagreement is the most useful thing on this page.

MeasureBRBXNote
Implied upside to target+8.7%+16.1%BX has more room
Target dispersion+31.4%+37.1%Lower is tighter analyst agreement
ConsensusBuyBuyContext, not a primary driver
Analysts covering411Higher coverage generally improves confidence

The two are measuring different things. The AIQ Score reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; analyst targets price forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something already priced in — it is worth resolving before acting on either.

Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions. Dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

Dividend growth

BR vs BX: regular dividend growth
Dividend metricBRBX
5Y dividend CAGR10.72%24.71%
2020 regular DPS$2.230$1.370
2025 regular DPS$3.710$4.132
Years increased54
No cut in windowYesNo (1)
Cohort rank#85not ranked

BX grew its split-adjusted regular dividend faster over 2020–2025 — 24.71% a year against BR's 10.72%. BR never reduced its regular dividend in the window; BX did in 1 year. They are ranked in different cohorts — US dividend-paying corporations and variable-dividend payers — so their ranks are not comparable with each other.

Yield and payout ratio shown elsewhere on this page are current values, not part of the study window.

Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

AIQ Agreement Matrix

4 of 6 covered evidence groups favor BR. A wide gap backed by one group is a weaker case than a narrow gap backed by five.

Evidence groupFavorsReading
AIQ ScoreBR69 vs 51
FundamentalsBXon balancerevenue growth 13.7% vs -35.8%; EPS growth 45.4% vs -47.1%; TTM ROE 40.2% vs 40.8%; gross margin 31.8% vs 89.7%; operating margin 17.4% vs 52% — BX takes 3 of 5 decided legs, not all of them
ValuationBRValue 68 vs 28
TechnicalsBRPrice vs 50-day 4.2% vs -4.1%; vs 200-day 6.4% vs -6%
Risk ResilienceBRRisk Resilience 59 vs 42
Analyst expectationsBXTarget upside 8.7% vs 16.1%

✓ agrees with the overall verdict · ✕ points the other way. Groups marked “not covered” lack data on one or both of BR and BX and are excluded from the count.

AIQ Decision Stability

Stable

The conclusion rests on a wide gap and broad agreement. It is unlikely to turn on a single session.

  • The AIQ gap is wide at 18 points. (supports the conclusion holding)
  • The leader's signal state is cleanly positive. (supports the conclusion holding)

Stability combines the score gap, how broadly the evidence agrees, how steady the lead has been across daily snapshots, the current signal state on both names, and analyst dispersion on BR.

How the comparison changed

120 daily snapshots · Jul 1 – Oct 30

BR lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 18 points over 30 sessions.

Jul 1BR leads above the line · BX leads belowOct 30
Today
BR +18
69 vs 51
7 sessions ago
BR +20
71 vs 51
30 sessions ago
BR +16
60 vs 44
90 sessions ago
BR +15
68 vs 53

The lead has not changed hands in this window.

AIQ Signal Divergence

Only the signals that bear on the head-to-head. A conflicted name is carrying bullish and bearish rules at the same time — the technical evidence is not pointing one way.

BR

3 bullish / 0 bearish

Only BR

  • Golden Cross Active — bullish, trend, long horizon (3.14%)
  • Uptrend Structure Active — bullish, trend, long horizon
BXConflicted

1 bullish / 2 bearish, conflicted

Only BX

  • Death Cross Active — bearish, trend, long horizon (0.75%)
  • Downtrend Structure Active — bearish, trend, long horizon

Both carry 1 more signal that do not separate them: MACD Bullish Crossover.

BX is conflicted, so the timing case there is weaker than the score alone suggests.

Price vs model alignment

Whether the latest session's price move confirms what the model did over the same session, or contradicts it.

BRNo material change

Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price +0.38%, AIQ 0 points).

BXNo material change

Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price -1.73%, AIQ 0 points).

What would flip this result

A state, not a forecast. These are the specific, observable changes that would reverse the verdict — not a price prediction.

  1. 1BX closes the Value gap — currently 40 points behind, the largest single contributor to BR's edge.
  2. 2BX's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it.
  3. 3BR's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict.
  4. 4A regime shift changes factor weighting — Quality and Value carry the heaviest weights in the composite, so a rotation toward either would move the result most.

The full evidence

Every number behind the verdict. The leader is called above each group so you are not left to solve it from the table.

Fundamentals

BX leads on balance
MetricBRBX
Revenue growth (YoY)13.7%-35.8%
EPS growth (YoY)45.4%-47.1%
Gross margin31.8%89.7%
Operating margin17.4%52%
Return on equity (TTM)40.2%40.8%
Debt to equity1.241.61

Performance

BR leads 5 of 6 windows
MetricBRBX
1 week (5 sessions)-0.7%6.8%
1 month (20 sessions)9.9%4.4%
3 months (63 sessions)14.3%-8.6%
6 months (126 sessions)10.1%-2.3%
Year to date-20.7%-24.1%
1 year (252 sessions)-23.8%-24.3%

Technicals

BR has the stronger structure
MetricBRBX
RSI (14)67.456.3
ADX (14)31.231.7
Price vs 50-day4.2%-4.1%
Price vs 200-day6.4%-6%
Volatility (1M, annualized)29.5%42.2%

Risk

BR is the more resilient
MetricBRBX
Beta0.041.34
Sharpe ratio-0.85-0.62
Sortino ratio-1.26-0.94
Max drawdown-41.6%-37.5%
Current drawdown-23.7%-28.4%
Annualized volatility30%37.3%
Value at risk (95%)-3.3%-4%

Straight answers

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Which is better, BR or BX?

On the Algovestiq AIQ Score, BR is the stronger of the two as of Oct 31, 2026, scoring 69 against BX's 51. The edge comes from value and momentum. BX is not without a case — it holds the better quality profile, which matters more if that is the objective you are optimizing for. This is a systematic score, not a recommendation: it ranks the two on the same evidence, it does not know your holding period or tax position.

Is BR or BX the better buy right now?

BR carries the stronger systematic profile as of Oct 31, 2026, and the comparison is rated Stable — 4 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. A Stable rating means the gap is wide and the evidence is broad, so the conclusion is unlikely to turn on a single session.

Why does the AIQ Score favor BR over BX?

The composite weights Quality, Value, Momentum and Risk Resilience. BR leads Value by 40 points; BR leads Momentum by 26 points; BR leads Risk Resilience by 17 points. Where the two split, the factor with the larger weight carries the result.

Which has more analyst upside, BR or BX?

Analyst price targets imply +8.7% upside for BR and +16.1% for BX, so the Street currently favors BX. That points the opposite way to the AIQ Score, which favors BR. The two are measuring different things: the model reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; the Street is pricing forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something the analysts have already priced — it is the single most useful row on this page to investigate. Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions, and dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

Which is better value, BR or BX?

BR is the better-valued of the two on the peer-relative Value factor. BR on the peer-relative Value factor, by 40 points. The Value factor reads valuation relative to sector peers and to the company's own fundamental quality, so it is not the same as simply having the lower multiple.

Which has stronger growth, BR or BX?

BR on combined revenue and EPS growth. Growth here is measured on reported revenue and earnings, not on forward estimates — it describes what the businesses have delivered, not what the Street expects next.

Which has stronger momentum, BR or BX?

BR on the Momentum factor, by 26 points. Momentum is one of the four weighted factors in the AIQ composite. It has documented persistence over three- to twelve-month horizons, which makes it a timing input rather than a reason to hold something indefinitely.

Which is riskier, BR or BX?

BR is the more resilient of the two, so the other name carries the higher downside risk. BR on Risk Resilience, by 17 points. Risk Resilience is a weighted factor in the composite; position sizing usually responds to it more usefully than the buy/avoid decision does.

Is BR more profitable than BX?

BX leads on the comparable margin measures — gross margin 31.8% vs 89.7%; operating margin 17.4% vs 52%; ttm roe 40.2% vs 40.8%.

Is BR's lead over BX getting stronger or weaker?

BR lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 18 points over 30 sessions. This is measured from 120 daily comparison snapshots between 2026-07-01 and 2026-10-30. The lead has not changed hands in that window.

What would change the BR vs BX verdict?

The result is a state, not a forecast, so it changes when the underlying evidence changes. Concretely: BX closes the Value gap — currently 40 points behind, the largest single contributor to BR's edge; BX's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it; BR's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict; a regime shift changes factor weighting — Quality and Value carry the heaviest weights in the composite, so a rotation toward either would move the result most.

What do the current signals say about BR and BX?

BR: 3 bullish / 0 bearish. BX: 1 bullish / 2 bearish, conflicted. A conflicted state means bullish and bearish rules are active on the same name at once — the technical evidence is not pointing one way, and a decision taken on it carries more timing risk. The most decision-relevant rule on BR is Golden Cross Active (bullish, long horizon). On BX it is Death Cross Active (bearish, long horizon).

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How this comparison is scored

The Algovestiq AIQ Score composites four factors — Quality, Value, Momentum and Risk, each carrying a fixed weight. Sentiment is reported separately as SentimentPulse and is not folded into the composite. Scores refresh every trading day, and this page regenerates from the latest snapshot rather than being written once.

The verdict names a leader, states how broadly six independent evidence groups agree, and rates how durable that conclusion is given the score gap, its recent trajectory and the current signal state on both names.

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