Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) Competitors

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LON:BSIF) and Quilter (LON:QLT) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, BSIF or QLT?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quilter has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BSIF or QLT?

In the previous week, Quilter had 8 more articles in the media than Bluefield Solar Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Quilter and 1 mentions for Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quilter	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BSIF or QLT a better dividend stock?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays out -574.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quilter pays out 134.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer BSIF or QLT?

Quilter has a consensus target price of GBX 165.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than Bluefield Solar Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has better valuation & earnings, BSIF or QLT?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	-£7.22M	-78.24	-£9.36M	-£1.57	-60.67
Quilter	£6.38B	0.34	£49.61M	£3.72	43.67

Is BSIF or QLT more profitable?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a net margin of 129.55% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	129.55%	-1.19%	0.96%
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BSIF or QLT?

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Quilter shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Quilter beats Bluefield Solar Income Fund on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.