Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/14/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SVVC vs. BLK, BK, AMP, STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, BEN, SEIC, and IVZShould you be buying Firsthand Technology Value Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firsthand Technology Value Fund include BlackRock (BLK), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), and Invesco (IVZ). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Firsthand Technology Value Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street Northern Trust T. Rowe Price Group Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SVVC or BLK? BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M$0.100.47BlackRock$20.41B8.62$6.37B$41.3627.46 Is SVVC or BLK more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 29.68%. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's return on equity of 200.81% beat BlackRock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Firsthand Technology Value Fund653.79% 200.81% 37.32% BlackRock 29.68%15.53%5.17% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SVVC or BLK? 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SVVC or BLK? BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,151.21, indicating a potential upside of 1.35%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Firsthand Technology Value Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, SVVC or BLK? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SVVC or BLK? In the previous week, BlackRock had 70 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for BlackRock and 3 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.89 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Firsthand Technology Value Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock 51 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Firsthand Technology Value Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SVVC 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 SVVC 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 NASDAQ 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 SVVC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirsthand Technology Value FundInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$324K$304.01M$12.44B$9.82BDividend YieldN/A12.53%5.55%4.07%P/E Ratio0.398.7719.6225.12Price / Sales-0.017.6426.58114.01Price / Cash0.406.7821.8559.05Price / Book0.260.712.286.18Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$1.00B$264.89M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.32%1.23%4.22%1 Month PerformanceN/A-0.14%1.37%2.02%1 Year PerformanceN/A-4.73%539.15%24.22% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value Fund2.1646 of 5 stars$0.05flatN/A-9.6%$324K-$30.13M0.3924News CoverageBLKBlackRock4.8124 of 5 stars$1,109.09-0.6%$1,151.21+3.8%+30.2%$171.89B$21.57B26.8321,100Trending NewsBKBank of New York Mellon4.8235 of 5 stars$100.72-0.7%$94.38-6.3%+55.2%$72.03B$39.91B15.3751,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5129 of 5 stars$505.55-0.1%$534.71+5.8%+18.6%$48.16B$17.26B15.7413,600Positive NewsSTTState Street4.8058 of 5 stars$109.71-0.1%$112.00+2.1%+37.9%$31.12B$22.13B12.2853,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑NTRSNorthern Trust4.0731 of 5 stars$125.66-1.6%$116.58-7.2%+46.1%$24.03B$16.06B14.7623,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓TROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7173 of 5 stars$105.52-0.4%$101.09-4.2%-1.1%$23.25B$7.09B11.798,158Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementARCCAres Capital2.1798 of 5 stars$22.43+0.1%$22.86+1.9%+8.1%$15.81B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBENFranklin Resources4.0958 of 5 stars$25.12-0.1%$23.42-6.8%+13.0%$13.20B$8.48B49.2610,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSEICSEI Investments4.9768 of 5 stars$87.52-0.9%$102.00+16.6%+32.1%$10.82B$2.21B16.425,098News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionIVZInvesco4.5432 of 5 stars$21.01+0.0%$18.78-10.6%+25.2%$9.41B$6.07B22.608,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors Northern Trust Competitors T. 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