Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 +0.00 (+1.56%) As of 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLK or SVVC? BlackRock received 989 more outperform votes than Firsthand Technology Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.91% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 42.42% of users gave Firsthand Technology Value Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRockOutperform Votes112971.91% Underperform Votes44128.09% Firsthand Technology Value FundOutperform Votes14042.42% Underperform Votes19057.58% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$20.41B6.26$6.37B$42.0019.58Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M-$0.03-2.17 Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, BLK or SVVC? BlackRock has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BLK or SVVC? BlackRock currently has a consensus price target of $1,130.85, suggesting a potential upside of 37.51%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Firsthand 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% Does the media favor BLK or SVVC? In the previous week, BlackRock had 112 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for BlackRock and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Positive Firsthand Technology Value Fund Neutral SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$448,000.00$1.04B$10.29B$7.07BDividend YieldN/A10.70%5.42%4.05%P/E Ratio0.5412.7421.3617.48Price / Sales-0.0110.6024.9985.27Price / Cash0.4014.7017.6234.64Price / Book0.360.872.563.79Net Income-$29.35M$100.49M$1.03B$247.10M7 Day PerformanceN/A-7.83%-5.37%-7.32%1 Month PerformanceN/A-8.52%494.10%-10.19%1 Year PerformanceN/A-12.01%530.22%-7.41% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.07+1.6%N/A-72.5%$448,000.00$-30,127,615.000.5424Analyst ForecastGap DownBLKBlackRock4.9338 of 5 stars$947.45+0.1%$1,120.67+18.3%+8.9%$147.09B$20.41B22.5619,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownBKBank of New York Mellon4.8699 of 5 stars$84.00+1.6%$89.71+6.8%+38.6%$60.31B$18.26B14.4651,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.9001 of 5 stars$484.54+0.5%$514.89+6.3%+4.5%$46.57B$17.26B14.6613,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownSTTState Street4.9897 of 5 stars$89.62+0.7%$101.53+13.3%+6.9%$25.85B$12.92B10.8842,200Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7877 of 5 stars$91.87+0.3%$111.82+21.7%-27.2%$20.42B$7.09B10.037,870Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownNTRSNorthern Trust4.475 of 5 stars$98.65+1.5%$113.46+15.0%+3.0%$19.31B$8.29B10.0923,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.915 of 5 stars$22.16+0.2%$22.94+3.5%+5.1%$15.17B$1.71B9.042,550Positive NewsGap DownBENFranklin Resources4.4166 of 5 stars$19.280.0%$20.86+8.2%-34.7%$10.13B$8.74B29.6510,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSEICSEI Investments4.8184 of 5 stars$77.63+0.7%$90.00+15.9%+3.5%$9.86B$2.13B17.564,840Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownIVZInvesco4.9809 of 5 stars$15.180.0%$19.66+29.5%-17.3%$6.80B$6.07B12.878,610Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads 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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