Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) Competitors

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LON:BSIF) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSIF or INPP?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund received 50 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Bluefield Solar Income Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	Outperform Votes 113 60.11%	Underperform Votes 75 39.89%
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%

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

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BSIF or INPP?

In the previous week, Bluefield Solar Income Fund and Bluefield Solar Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Bluefield Solar Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.12 indicating that Bluefield Solar Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BSIF or INPP?

International Public Partnerships has higher revenue and earnings than Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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	-79.90	-£9.36M	-£1.57	-61.96
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	25.51	£43.53M	£2.32	48.50

Is BSIF or INPP a better dividend stock?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays out -574.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% 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.

Is BSIF or INPP more profitable?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a net margin of 129.55% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 1.54% 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%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Which has more volatility & risk, BSIF or INPP?

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, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bluefield Solar Income Fund and International Public Partnerships tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.