ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors $20.01 -0.16 (-0.79%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASA vs. BCAT, STEW, CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, HQH, CGBD, and BTOShould you be buying ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASA Gold and Precious Metals include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. ASA Gold and Precious Metals vs. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust SRH Total Return Fund Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, ASA or BCAT? ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASA or BCAT? ASA Gold and Precious Metals received 86 more outperform votes than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformASA Gold and Precious MetalsOutperform Votes8670.49% Underperform Votes3629.51% BlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/AN/A Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ASA or BCAT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$211.29M8.10N/AN/AN/A Is ASA or BCAT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASA or BCAT? 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ASA or BCAT? In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 2 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ASA Gold and Precious Metals 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ASA or BCAT a better dividend stock? ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. SummaryASA Gold and Precious Metals beats BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get ASA Gold and Precious Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASA 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 NYSE 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 ASA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricASA Gold and Precious MetalsInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$430.62M$8.28B$10.45B$19.88BDividend Yield0.21%6.46%10.15%3.52%P/E RatioN/A0.4649.2942.95Price / SalesN/A15.073,434.5919.18Price / CashN/A6.9730.2917.86Price / BookN/A0.902.915.52Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance2.35%-0.51%-0.07%0.45%1 Month Performance-9.91%-1.92%7.18%1.05%1 Year Performance40.72%11.36%24.37%24.67% ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$20.01-0.8%N/A+43.9%$430.62MN/A0.001,100BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.92-0.6%N/A+7.7%$1.71B$211.29M0.00147,000News CoverageSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.11-0.3%N/A+20.5%$1.56BN/A0.00N/ADividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.26-0.2%N/A+27.3%$1.31BN/A0.006Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1253 of 5 stars$13.77-0.4%$14.71+6.9%+3.8%$1.29B$121.29M8.83N/AAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.5729 of 5 stars$11.52-0.8%$11.00-4.5%-10.1%$1.25B$374.84M10.97N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.1326 of 5 stars$16.61-1.2%$17.00+2.3%+9.9%$1.07B$297.79M8.351,000BBDCBarings BDC2.4802 of 5 stars$10.07flat$10.00-0.7%+12.8%$1.06B$289.20M9.3226Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.72+0.5%N/A+15.5%$896.99MN/A0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.5237 of 5 stars$16.61+1.1%$16.67+0.3%+12.8%$845.62M$241.63M9.28N/APositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.72+0.2%N/A+36.2%$743.84MN/A0.002,719Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Competitors SRH Total Return Fund Competitors Central Securities Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Barings BDC Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ASA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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