Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 0.00 (-0.97%) As of 03/3/2025 03:07 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrends SVVC vs. BLK, BK, AMP, STT, TROW, NTRS, 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), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Northern Trust (NTRS), 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. BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street T. Rowe Price Group Northern Trust Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLK or SVVC? 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BLK or SVVC? In the previous week, BlackRock had 122 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 123 mentions for BlackRock and 1 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.76 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock 77 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BLK or SVVC? BlackRock currently has a consensus target price of $1,120.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.79%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BLK or SVVC more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 31.21%. 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 BlackRock31.21% 16.32% 5.19% Firsthand Technology Value Fund 653.79%200.81%37.32% Which has more risk and volatility, BLK or SVVC? BlackRock has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLK or SVVC? 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 RatioBlackRock$20.41B7.10$6.37B$42.0022.27Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M$0.120.51 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLK or SVVC? BlackRock received 988 more outperform votes than Firsthand Technology Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.12% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 42.94% of users gave Firsthand Technology Value Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRockOutperform Votes112872.12% Underperform Votes43627.88% Firsthand Technology Value FundOutperform Votes14042.94% Underperform Votes18657.06% SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 13 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$421,000.00$1.17B$11.11B$8.26BDividend YieldN/A13.86%5.63%3.97%P/E Ratio0.5114.6024.3418.91Price / Sales-0.0115.2925.29108.02Price / Cash0.4014.7017.7034.62Price / Book0.340.952.504.17Net Income-$29.35M$100.49M$1.03B$246.70M7 Day PerformanceN/A-5.30%-1.55%-5.08%1 Month PerformanceN/A-3.02%-2.09%-8.19%1 Year PerformanceN/A-3.75%12.73%1.95% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.06-1.0%N/A-76.6%$421,000.00$-30,127,615.000.5124Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownBLKBlackRock4.9691 of 5 stars$951.45-2.3%$1,120.67+17.8%+18.5%$147.36B$20.41B22.6519,800Positive NewsBKBank of New York Mellon4.7559 of 5 stars$87.97+0.8%$88.00+0.0%+59.2%$63.96B$18.26B15.1453,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6436 of 5 stars$530.88+0.1%$510.44-3.8%+29.5%$51.50B$17.26B16.0613,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSTTState Street4.657 of 5 stars$98.56-0.1%$100.73+2.2%+31.2%$28.43B$22.13B11.9653,000TROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3308 of 5 stars$106.57+0.3%$114.09+7.1%-8.5%$23.73B$7.09B11.637,906Analyst RevisionNTRSNorthern Trust3.6292 of 5 stars$112.82-0.1%$112.58-0.2%+32.3%$22.36B$16.06B11.5423,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsARCCAres Capital2.3008 of 5 stars$23.22-0.3%$22.94-1.2%+14.8%$15.59B$2.99B9.482,550Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.2235 of 5 stars$20.38-0.8%$20.86+2.4%-27.6%$10.70B$8.48B31.3510,200Analyst RevisionSEICSEI Investments4.9263 of 5 stars$80.02-0.3%$90.00+12.5%+16.5%$10.32B$2.13B18.105,089IVZInvesco4.9839 of 5 stars$17.62+0.8%$19.94+13.2%+7.9%$7.92B$6.07B14.938,500Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors T. 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