Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 +0.01 (+12.95%) As of 07/24/2025 03:56 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media favor SVVC or OFS? In the previous week, OFS Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for OFS Capital and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. OFS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.74 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 Positive Which has more volatility and risk, SVVC or OFS? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OFS Capital has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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$0.100.59OFS Capital$47.96MN/A$28.44M$2.253.77 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 68.61%. 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 68.61%9.14%3.50% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SVVC or OFS? 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFirsthand Technology Value Fund and OFS Capital tied by winning 6 of the 12 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$409K$316.10M$12.28B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A12.31%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio0.499.1819.0320.05Price / Sales-0.018.2026.1190.19Price / Cash0.406.7821.6358.56Price / Book0.330.712.205.87Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$997.25M$258.55M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.25%0.60%3.73%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.67%3.44%11.75%1 Year PerformanceN/A-8.21%536.57%18.03% 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+13.0%N/A-4.3%$409K-$30.13M0.4924OFSOFS Capital2.099 of 5 stars$8.47-0.2%N/A-0.7%$0.00$47.96M3.7650SLRCSLR Investment2.1459 of 5 stars$16.45+0.6%$15.96-2.9%+3.0%$0.00$232.43M10.20N/APositive NewsBLKBlackRock4.5203 of 5 stars$1,094.39+0.1%$1,151.21+5.2%+34.3%$169.43B$20.41B26.4421,100Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBKBank of New York Mellon4.8251 of 5 stars$98.70+0.1%$94.38-4.4%+55.8%$70.57B$19.01B15.0651,800Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6259 of 5 stars$534.78+0.1%$524.71-1.9%+18.0%$50.90B$17.26B18.1613,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionSTTState Street4.7937 of 5 stars$109.26+1.1%$112.00+2.5%+33.2%$31.12B$22.13B12.2253,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNTRSNorthern Trust4.0421 of 5 stars$127.17+1.3%$114.50-10.0%+47.8%$24.72B$16.06B11.8523,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7085 of 5 stars$105.09+0.4%$96.64-8.0%-7.4%$23.14B$7.09B11.918,158Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionARCCAres Capital2.1854 of 5 stars$22.90+0.3%$22.21-3.0%+11.3%$15.88B$2.99B11.162,550Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBENFranklin Resources4.4344 of 5 stars$24.46+0.8%$21.92-10.4%+5.0%$12.85B$8.48B35.9610,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision 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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