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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BSIF or TRIG?

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	34.43	£13.14M	£0.30	290.33
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£80.30M	-25.02	-£37.70M	-£0.01	-8,100.00

Does the media favor BSIF or TRIG?

In the previous week, Bluefield Solar Income Fund and Bluefield Solar Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. The Renewables Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of -1.01 beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's score of -1.05 indicating that The Renewables Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Do analysts prefer BSIF or TRIG?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 60.49%. 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

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 10.3%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BSIF or TRIG?

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

Summary

Bluefield Solar Income Fund beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.