Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSIF or QLT?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund received 40 more outperform votes than Quilter when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave Quilter 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%
Quilter	Outperform Votes 73 60.83%	Underperform Votes 47 39.17%

Does the media favor BSIF or QLT?

In the previous week, Bluefield Solar Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bluefield Solar Income Fund and 0 mentions for Quilter. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's score of -0.98 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	Negative
Quilter	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BSIF or QLT?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quilter has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Quilter shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BSIF or QLT?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, 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	36.64	£13.14M	£0.30	309.00
Quilter	£6.43B	0.33	£50M	£0.04	3,800.00

Do analysts recommend BSIF or QLT?

Quilter has a consensus price target of GBX 135, suggesting a potential downside of 11.18%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quilter 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
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is BSIF or QLT more profitable?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a net margin of 85.88% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.35% beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	85.88%	1.54%	0.96%
Quilter	0.78%	3.35%	0.21%

Is BSIF or QLT a better dividend stock?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. Quilter pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Quilter beats Bluefield Solar Income Fund on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.