Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) Competitors

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LON:BSIF) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Is BSIF or TRIG more profitable?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a net margin of 85.88% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Bluefield Solar Income Fund's return on equity of 1.54% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	85.88%	1.54%	0.96%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	N/A	-1.19%	-1.63%

Do analysts rate BSIF or TRIG?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 42.08%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Bluefield Solar Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BSIF or TRIG?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BSIF or TRIG?

In the previous week, Bluefield Solar Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bluefield Solar Income Fund and 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group. Bluefield Solar Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Bluefield Solar Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BSIF or TRIG a better dividend stock?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays out 3,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -70,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BSIF or TRIG?

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BSIF or TRIG?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund received 36 more outperform votes than The Renewables Infrastructure Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave The Renewables Infrastructure Group an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Bluefield Solar Income Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	Outperform Votes 113 60.11%	Underperform Votes 75 39.89%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Outperform Votes 77 64.71%	Underperform Votes 42 35.29%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BSIF or TRIG?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bluefield Solar Income Fund, 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
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	£15.30M	37.67	£13.14M	£0.30	317.67
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£80.30M	-28.26	-£37.70M	-£0.01	-9,150.00

Summary

Bluefield Solar Income Fund beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.