BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors $11.33 -0.15 (-1.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.33 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKT vs. BCSF, BBDC, AWF, PFLT, HQH, CGBD, NXP, PHK, MUJ, and PDTShould you be buying BlackRock Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Income Trust include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Income Trust vs. Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio PIMCO High Income Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is BKT or BCSF a better dividend stock? BlackRock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 90.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor BKT or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 3 mentions for BlackRock Income Trust. BlackRock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.47 indicating that BlackRock Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bain Capital Specialty Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BKT or BCSF? 39.4% of BlackRock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are owned 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. Do analysts recommend BKT or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than BlackRock Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKT or BCSF? BlackRock Income Trust received 36 more outperform votes than Bain Capital Specialty Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.43% of users gave BlackRock Income Trust an outperform vote while only 43.88% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Income TrustOutperform Votes9758.43% Underperform Votes6941.57% Bain Capital Specialty FinanceOutperform Votes6143.88% Underperform Votes7856.12% Is BKT or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 43.62% compared to BlackRock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.90% beat BlackRock Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Bain Capital Specialty Finance 43.62%11.90%5.43% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BKT or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Income Trust$3.59M67.24N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$138.19M6.45$123.38M$1.857.45 Which has more risk and volatility, BKT or BCSF? BlackRock Income Trust has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats BlackRock Income Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKT 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 BKT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$241.42M$7.09B$10.01B$17.27BDividend Yield8.83%6.86%5.73%3.95%P/E RatioN/A3.5220.8228.85Price / Sales67.2414.6224.3323.95Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.812.454.00Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.75%-7.51%-7.35%-12.28%1 Month Performance-3.78%-8.35%492.87%-13.86%1 Year Performance-3.16%-5.61%528.59%-9.23% BlackRock Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.33-1.3%N/A-2.2%$241.42M$3.59M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.4076 of 5 stars$14.25-5.7%$18.50+29.8%-9.3%$920.89M$138.19M7.161,000Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBBDCBarings BDC2.1756 of 5 stars$8.16-5.8%$10.00+22.6%-12.3%$859.61M$123.59M7.8426Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$9.77-2.5%N/A-7.1%$842.04M$152.17M0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0552 of 5 stars$9.37-6.8%$12.00+28.1%-16.7%$823.88M$114.06M6.69658Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$14.20-4.4%N/A-13.5%$718.88M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.7271 of 5 stars$13.91-5.8%$17.00+22.2%-14.7%$708.81M$99.28M7.77N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$13.99-1.2%N/A-2.5%$654.71M$75.19M0.0040,400Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.43-4.2%N/A-11.2%$646.62M$99.89M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.03-0.9%N/A-3.2%$595.47M$29.93M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$11.69-2.7%N/A+1.3%$574.73M$198.30M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives HQH Alternatives CGBD Alternatives NXP Alternatives PHK Alternatives MUJ Alternatives PDT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BKT) was last updated on 4/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsMusk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to h...InvestorPlace | Sponsored**Breaking NEWS* This Company Starts To Rally As it Reduces $20 Million in Debt**Breaking NEWS* This Company Starts To Rally As it Reduces $20 Million in Debt Discover why Notable Names ...Huge Alerts | SponsoredThis almost killed Elon Musk (chilling details emerge)Elon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredDividend cuts are destroying retirements… is yours next?The market is on edge. 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