Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.07 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/17/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SVVC vs. BLK, BK, AMP, STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, BEN, SEIC, and IVZShould you be buying Firsthand Technology Value Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firsthand Technology Value Fund include BlackRock (BLK), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), and Invesco (IVZ). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Firsthand Technology Value Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street Northern Trust T. Rowe Price Group Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, SVVC or BLK? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SVVC or BLK more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 29.68%. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's return on equity of 200.81% beat BlackRock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Firsthand Technology Value Fund653.79% 200.81% 37.32% BlackRock 29.68%15.83%5.26% Does the media favor SVVC or BLK? In the previous week, BlackRock had 126 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 126 mentions for BlackRock and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Firsthand Technology Value Fund Neutral BlackRock Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SVVC or BLK? 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SVVC or BLK? BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,151.21, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Firsthand Technology Value Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SVVC or BLK? BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.02-$29.35M$0.100.70BlackRock$20.41B8.38$6.37B$41.3626.70 SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Firsthand Technology Value Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SVVC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SVVC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SVVC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirsthand Technology Value FundInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$483K$315.93M$12.11B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A12.42%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio0.589.0719.1519.82Price / Sales-0.028.1626.0698.27Price / Cash0.406.7821.6858.27Price / Book0.390.732.315.65Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.18%0.39%3.38%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.11%4.38%11.11%1 Year PerformanceN/A-4.63%538.30%18.99% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.07flatN/A-29.3%$483K-$30.13M0.5824BLKBlackRock4.4541 of 5 stars$1,043.80-6.1%$1,132.29+8.5%+33.2%$161.46B$20.96B25.3221,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKBank of New York Mellon4.8521 of 5 stars$95.37+0.1%$92.08-3.5%+55.7%$68.00B$39.91B15.4851,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.2909 of 5 stars$532.63-1.2%$524.71-1.5%+30.3%$50.65B$17.26B18.0713,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSTTState Street4.7776 of 5 stars$106.87-2.9%$109.92+2.8%+28.7%$30.39B$22.13B11.9653,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNTRSNorthern Trust4.1208 of 5 stars$125.15-1.1%$114.50-8.5%+48.4%$24.23B$16.06B11.6223,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7155 of 5 stars$101.89-0.4%$95.82-6.0%-9.3%$22.42B$7.09B11.548,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital3.1475 of 5 stars$22.88+0.1%$22.00-3.9%+11.3%$15.85B$2.99B11.142,550Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.2686 of 5 stars$24.61-1.0%$21.83-11.3%+4.2%$12.95B$8.48B36.2310,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSEICSEI Investments4.8232 of 5 stars$92.32-0.5%$96.00+4.0%+38.4%$11.47B$2.16B20.025,098Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIVZInvesco4.7672 of 5 stars$17.11-1.4%$17.52+2.4%+22.4%$7.64B$6.07B13.668,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors Northern Trust Competitors T. 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