Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 +0.01 (+17.76%) As of 08/21/2025 12:46 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SVVC vs. OFS, SLRC, BLK, BK, AMP, STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, and BENShould you be buying Firsthand Technology Value Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firsthand Technology Value Fund include OFS Capital (OFS), SLR Investment (SLRC), 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), and Franklin Resources (BEN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Firsthand Technology Value Fund vs. Its Competitors OFS Capital SLR Investment BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street Northern Trust T. Rowe Price Group Ares Capital Franklin Resources OFS Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to OFS or SVVC? In the previous week, OFS Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for OFS Capital and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat OFS Capital's score of 0.38 indicating that Firsthand Technology Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment OFS Capital Neutral Firsthand Technology Value Fund Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OFS or SVVC? OFS Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OFS Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOFS Capital$47.96MN/A$28.44M$0.7610.95Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M-$0.03-1.97 Is OFS or SVVC more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to OFS Capital's net margin of 23.64%. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's return on equity of 200.81% beat OFS Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OFS Capital23.64% 9.16% 3.49% Firsthand Technology Value Fund 653.79%200.81%37.32% Which has more risk and volatility, OFS or SVVC? OFS Capital has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in OFS or SVVC? 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFirsthand Technology Value Fund beats OFS Capital on 7 of the 12 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$407K$302.60M$12.63B$9.73BDividend YieldN/A12.76%5.52%4.09%P/E Ratio0.498.8219.3825.99Price / Sales-0.017.2126.94122.97Price / Cash0.406.7821.7858.38Price / Book0.330.712.356.38Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$1.01B$265.56M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.84%1.69%1.89%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.00%1.51%1.23%1 Year PerformanceN/A-9.11%542.85%21.10% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value Fund1.9618 of 5 stars$0.06+17.8%N/A-14.5%$407K-$30.13M0.4924Gap UpOFSOFS Capital2.0333 of 5 stars$8.29-1.1%N/A+5.3%$0.00$47.96M10.9150Positive NewsSLRCSLR Investment1.2053 of 5 stars$16.46+0.6%$16.25-1.2%+7.1%$0.00$232.43M10.16N/ABLKBlackRock4.8362 of 5 stars$1,154.25+2.3%$1,151.21-0.3%+30.1%$178.62B$20.41B27.8821,100Positive NewsBKBank of New York Mellon4.8205 of 5 stars$104.22+0.9%$94.38-9.4%+55.9%$73.47B$39.91B15.9151,800Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6115 of 5 stars$515.83+1.8%$534.71+3.7%+16.5%$48.62B$17.26B16.0513,600News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSTTState Street4.7933 of 5 stars$111.43+1.5%$112.00+0.5%+38.9%$31.61B$22.13B12.4853,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NTRSNorthern Trust4.1552 of 5 stars$127.38+1.7%$116.58-8.5%+47.0%$24.37B$16.06B14.9723,300Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7553 of 5 stars$107.47+2.1%$101.09-5.9%-4.6%$23.60B$7.09B12.008,158News CoveragePositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.245 of 5 stars$22.52+0.3%$22.86+1.5%+6.3%$15.87B$2.99B10.972,550Positive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.0967 of 5 stars$25.75+1.8%$23.58-8.4%+24.0%$13.37B$8.48B50.5010,200Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OFS Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors Northern Trust Competitors T. 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