BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors $11.58 -0.06 (-0.52%) Closing price 04/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.58 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04/28/2025 06:26 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, ASA, PHK, NXP, 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), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), 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 ASA Gold and Precious Metals PIMCO High Income Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, BKT or BCSF? BlackRock Income Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and 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$3.59M68.73N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$138.19M7.29$123.38M$1.858.39 Does the media prefer BKT or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 6 more articles in the media than BlackRock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 2 mentions for BlackRock Income Trust. BlackRock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.88 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 1 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 9.2%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. 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 MarketBeat Community prefer BKT or BCSF? BlackRock Income Trust received 35 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 44.29% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Income TrustOutperform Votes9758.43% Underperform Votes6941.57% Bain Capital Specialty FinanceOutperform Votes6244.29% Underperform Votes7855.71% 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% Do analysts prefer BKT or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.31%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats BlackRock Income Trust on 11 of the 17 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$249.94M$6.64B$11.02B$18.83BDividend Yield9.09%6.94%5.81%4.05%P/E RatioN/A3.5421.9732.70Price / Sales68.7321.6725.9628.26Price / CashN/A7.5117.5917.53Price / BookN/A0.902.634.47Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.75%3.38%3.75%5.57%1 Month Performance-1.57%-2.51%-0.91%-2.93%1 Year Performance3.12%1.63%537.98%4.82% BlackRock Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.58-0.5%N/A+3.1%$249.94M$3.59M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6046 of 5 stars$14.46-3.3%$18.00+24.5%-5.8%$934.33M$138.19M7.271,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BBDCBarings BDC1.6346 of 5 stars$8.50-2.3%$9.50+11.8%-4.8%$895.98M$123.59M8.1726Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.05-0.8%N/A+1.6%$866.61M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.2386 of 5 stars$9.43-2.9%$11.38+20.6%-10.9%$829.43M$114.06M6.74658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.13+0.2%N/A-0.1%$814.93M$186.46M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.5355 of 5 stars$14.10-3.4%$17.00+20.6%-11.9%$718.49M$99.28M7.88N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$31.36+2.0%N/A+75.0%$674.99M$118.94M0.001,100Short Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.55-0.4%N/A-1.9%$664.88M$99.89M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$13.62-1.1%N/A-0.4%$637.62M$75.19M0.0040,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.13-1.9%N/A+12.3%$596.61M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageNegative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives HQH Alternatives CGBD Alternatives ASA Alternatives PHK Alternatives NXP 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 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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