BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors $11.66 +0.03 (+0.26%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.70 +0.04 (+0.38%) As of 02/21/2025 06:55 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BKT vs. AWF, PFLT, CGBD, HQH, BTO, PHK, CCAP, NXP, ECC, and PDTShould you be buying BlackRock Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Income Trust include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Income Trust vs. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PIMCO High Income Fund Crescent Capital BDC Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Eagle Point Credit John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AWF or BKT? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund received 29 more outperform votes than BlackRock Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.38% of users gave AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 58.43% of users gave BlackRock Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundOutperform Votes12667.38% Underperform Votes6132.62% BlackRock Income TrustOutperform Votes9758.43% Underperform Votes6941.57% Does the media favor AWF or BKT? In the previous week, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock Income Trust. BlackRock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's score of 0.19 indicating that BlackRock Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BlackRock Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, AWF or BKT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AWF or BKT? 39.4% of BlackRock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AWF or BKT a better dividend stock? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. BlackRock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Is AWF or BKT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, AWF or BKT? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Income Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund beats BlackRock Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$248.79M$8.22B$11.62B$20.06BDividend Yield9.10%6.74%5.38%3.65%P/E RatioN/A0.5024.1434.91Price / SalesN/A14.2326.3215.74Price / CashN/A7.5418.1520.85Price / BookN/A1.042.604.93Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.26%-0.18%-1.27%-0.92%1 Month Performance0.56%1.43%0.34%-1.26%1 Year Performance-0.64%6.06%15.37%14.15% BlackRock Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.66+0.3%N/A-0.8%$248.48MN/A0.00N/AAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.94-0.3%N/A+6.1%$942.93MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital1.6846 of 5 stars$11.05+0.0%$12.00+8.6%-0.8%$919.28M$186.35M7.72658Ex-DividendPositive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.2019 of 5 stars$17.66-4.0%$17.00-3.7%+16.9%$899.07M$241.63M9.87N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.75-0.6%N/A+3.7%$898.59M$186.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsGap DownBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.63-1.7%N/A+26.7%$742.72MN/A0.002,719Upcoming EarningsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.98+0.1%N/A-0.1%$726.99M$92.95M0.00147,000CCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.5904 of 5 stars$19.57-0.5%$19.33-1.2%+11.6%$725.26M$184.13M7.67N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.96-0.3%N/A+0.3%$700.12M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.9707 of 5 stars$8.76-2.1%$10.50+19.9%-11.7%$673.68M$130.04M10.94N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.81-0.3%N/A+16.8%$629.88MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives CGBD Alternatives HQH Alternatives BTO Alternatives PHK Alternatives CCAP Alternatives NXP Alternatives ECC Alternatives PDT Alternatives 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:BKT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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