Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.07 +0.01 (+16.67%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend SVVC or BLK? BlackRock has a consensus target price of $995.31, indicating a potential upside of 0.97%. Given BlackRock's 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) N/ABlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SVVC or BLK? BlackRock received 977 more outperform votes than Firsthand Technology Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.72% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Firsthand Technology Value Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirsthand Technology Value FundOutperform Votes14045.45% Underperform Votes16854.55% BlackRockOutperform Votes111772.72% Underperform Votes41927.28% Which has more volatility & risk, SVVC or BLK? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SVVC or BLK? In the previous week, BlackRock had 32 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for BlackRock and 2 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.48 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BlackRock 13 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SVVC or BLK more profitable? BlackRock has a net margin of 31.37% compared to Firsthand Technology Value Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's return on equity of 540.47% beat BlackRock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Firsthand Technology Value FundN/A 540.47% 61.69% BlackRock 31.37%15.52%4.98% 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. 9.3% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$120K4.02-$29.35M-$1.47-0.05BlackRock$17.86B8.17$5.50B$40.5224.31 SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$482,000.00$1.09B$10.47B$8.53BDividend YieldN/A11.40%10.20%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.056.1043.2515.18Price / Sales4.025.693,256.7692.77Price / Cash0.3513.5930.0334.07Price / Book0.390.973.975.02Net Income-$29.35M$103.33M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.65%-0.35%0.37%1 Month PerformanceN/A-3.65%0.25%3.57%1 Year PerformanceN/A0.12%22.81%29.44% 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+16.7%N/A-72.1%$482,000.00$120,000.00-0.0524Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7766 of 5 stars$974.96-0.5%$995.31+2.1%+60.0%$144.42B$18.69B24.2019,800Short Interest ↑BKBank of New York Mellon4.8662 of 5 stars$75.56-0.5%$76.69+1.5%+74.4%$56.50B$17.87B17.4953,400Short Interest ↑AMPAmeriprise Financial4.9257 of 5 stars$514.32+0.1%$487.67-5.2%+59.7%$50.50B$16.28B17.6213,800Analyst ForecastSTTState Street4.8601 of 5 stars$92.94+0.0%$91.39-1.7%+43.3%$27.75B$12.62B14.6846,000Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.2795 of 5 stars$109.44-2.1%$113.00+3.3%+23.2%$24.44B$6.80B12.927,906Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNTRSNorthern Trust3.7602 of 5 stars$100.84-0.6%$99.33-1.5%+49.4%$20.33B$7.88B12.5423,100Insider SellingARCCAres Capital1.2195 of 5 stars$21.26-0.4%$21.71+2.1%+9.4%$13.40B$1.86B7.462,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionBENFranklin Resources4.2022 of 5 stars$20.65-1.1%$21.43+3.8%-7.6%$10.80B$8.25B12.679,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑SEICSEI Investments4.2958 of 5 stars$75.00-1.7%$77.50+3.3%+40.0%$9.74B$1.92B18.125,089Insider SellingBuyback AnnouncementIVZInvesco4.388 of 5 stars$17.40-2.3%$18.38+5.6%+36.0%$7.83B$5.89B-18.918,500 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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