Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (-0.74%) As of 11:15 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SVVC vs. OFS, SLRC, BLK, BK, AMP, STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, and BENShould you be buying Firsthand Technology Value Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Firsthand Technology Value Fund include OFS Capital (OFS), SLR Investment (SLRC), 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), and Franklin Resources (BEN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Firsthand Technology Value Fund vs. Its Competitors OFS Capital SLR Investment BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street Northern Trust T. Rowe Price Group Ares Capital Franklin Resources OFS Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to OFS or SVVC? In the previous week, OFS Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for OFS Capital and 1 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat OFS Capital's score of 0.25 indicating that Firsthand Technology Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OFS Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Firsthand Technology Value Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is OFS or SVVC more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to OFS Capital's net margin of 23.64%. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's return on equity of 200.81% beat OFS Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OFS Capital23.64% 9.16% 3.49% Firsthand Technology Value Fund 653.79%200.81%37.32% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OFS or SVVC? 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, OFS or SVVC? OFS Capital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer OFS or SVVC? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OFS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OFS or SVVC? OFS Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. Firsthand Technology Value Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OFS Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOFS Capital$47.96MN/A$28.44M$0.769.98Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M-$0.03-1.80 SummaryFirsthand Technology Value Fund beats OFS Capital on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$372K$264.01M$12.69B$10.63BDividend YieldN/A14.22%5.52%4.74%P/E Ratio0.457.9830.2327.24Price / Sales-0.015.6730.22138.72Price / Cash0.406.7822.6661.77Price / Book0.300.682.296.75Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$1.02B$276.53M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.04%0.48%3.39%1 Month PerformanceN/A-2.94%0.52%9.84%1 Year PerformanceN/A-7.86%539.56%35.49% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value Fund1.5357 of 5 stars$0.05-0.7%N/A-13.7%$372K-$30.13M0.4524Positive NewsGap UpOFSOFS Capital1.6314 of 5 stars$7.69+0.8%N/A-7.7%$0.00$47.96M10.1250SLRCSLR Investment2.7703 of 5 stars$15.29+0.1%$16.25+6.3%-2.8%$0.00$232.43M9.44N/APositive NewsBLKBlackRock4.8314 of 5 stars$1,166.35-0.8%$1,171.93+0.5%+24.1%$182.04B$20.41B28.2021,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBKBank of New York Mellon4.7084 of 5 stars$109.04-0.6%$100.92-7.5%+47.6%$77.40B$39.91B16.6551,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6786 of 5 stars$490.50-1.8%$544.50+11.0%+3.4%$47.10B$17.26B15.2613,600Positive NewsSTTState Street4.8192 of 5 stars$116.01-1.1%$121.27+4.5%+33.7%$33.26B$22.13B12.9953,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNTRSNorthern Trust3.7634 of 5 stars$134.60+0.5%$125.67-6.6%+46.8%$25.61B$16.06B15.8223,300Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3339 of 5 stars$102.64-0.9%$101.55-1.1%-0.8%$22.74B$7.09B11.478,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital3.1193 of 5 stars$20.41-0.1%$22.86+12.0%-5.5%$14.42B$2.99B9.962,550BENFranklin Resources4.6091 of 5 stars$23.13-1.0%$23.58+2.0%+19.5%$12.13B$8.48B45.3510,200High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OFS Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors Northern Trust Competitors T. 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