Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 0.00 (-3.56%) As of 09:30 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) and OFS Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Which has better earnings and valuation, SVVC or OFS? 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 RatioFirsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M-$0.03-1.90OFS Capital$14.41M6.53$28.44M$0.769.24 Which has more risk & volatility, SVVC or OFS? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OFS Capital has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SVVC or OFS? 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) 0.00OFS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in SVVC or OFS? 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OFS Capital 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. Is SVVC or OFS 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund653.79% 200.81% 37.32% OFS Capital 23.64%9.16%3.49% Does the media refer more to SVVC or OFS? In the previous week, OFS Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for OFS Capital and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. OFS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that OFS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Firsthand Technology Value Fund Neutral OFS Capital Neutral SummaryOFS Capital beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 8 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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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$392K$264.87M$12.59B$10.49BDividend YieldN/A14.76%5.60%4.80%P/E Ratio0.477.9429.9927.32Price / Sales-0.016.4429.75194.55Price / Cash0.406.7822.4961.53Price / Book0.320.682.326.81Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$1.02B$276.59M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.21%-0.08%0.15%1 Month PerformanceN/A-6.15%-0.25%8.17%1 Year PerformanceN/A-9.09%536.74%35.50% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.06-3.6%N/A-17.0%$392K-$30.13M0.4724Positive NewsGap DownOFSOFS Capital1.5885 of 5 stars$7.53-1.7%N/A-11.3%$0.00$47.96M9.9150SLRCSLR Investment3.1122 of 5 stars$14.64-1.4%$16.11+10.0%-3.9%$0.00$232.43M9.04N/ABLKBlackRock4.8367 of 5 stars$1,166.90-1.0%$1,222.87+4.8%+20.3%$182.61B$20.41B28.2121,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKBank of New York Mellon4.6618 of 5 stars$106.89+0.4%$106.77-0.1%+39.9%$75.06B$39.91B16.3251,800Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.7532 of 5 stars$497.05+0.7%$535.14+7.7%-3.6%$46.55B$17.26B15.4713,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTTState Street4.77 of 5 stars$116.93+0.0%$122.83+5.1%+26.8%$33.16B$22.13B13.0953,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNTRSNorthern Trust3.6976 of 5 stars$132.45+0.2%$128.23-3.2%+37.2%$25.28B$16.06B15.5623,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3099 of 5 stars$105.78+0.1%$104.83-0.9%-3.2%$23.22B$7.09B11.828,158Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionARCCAres Capital2.9554 of 5 stars$19.86-1.3%$22.86+15.1%-6.7%$14.19B$2.99B9.692,550Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.5783 of 5 stars$23.40+0.9%$24.25+3.7%+13.9%$12.03B$8.48B45.8810,200 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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