Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.06 +0.01 (+20.19%) As of 04/30/2025 01:35 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock SVVC vs. BLK, BK, AMP, STT, TROW, NTRS, 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), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Northern Trust (NTRS), 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. BlackRock Bank of New York Mellon Ameriprise Financial State Street T. Rowe Price Group Northern Trust Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do analysts recommend BLK or SVVC? BlackRock presently has a consensus price target of $1,077.08, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. 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 BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLK or SVVC? 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 RatioBlackRock$20.96B6.78$6.37B$41.1622.22Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M-$0.03-2.08 Does the media favor BLK or SVVC? In the previous week, BlackRock had 181 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 187 mentions for BlackRock and 6 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.33 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock 39 Very Positive mention(s) 34 Positive mention(s) 106 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Firsthand Technology Value Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLK or SVVC? 80.7% of BlackRock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of BlackRock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLK or SVVC? BlackRock received 995 more outperform votes than Firsthand Technology Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 42.04% of users gave Firsthand Technology Value Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRockOutperform Votes113571.74% Underperform Votes44728.26% Firsthand Technology Value FundOutperform Votes14042.04% Underperform Votes19357.96% Which has more risk & volatility, BLK or SVVC? BlackRock has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BLK or SVVC more profitable? Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a net margin of 653.79% compared to BlackRock's net margin of 31.21%. 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 BlackRock31.21% 16.32% 5.19% Firsthand Technology Value Fund 653.79%200.81%37.32% SummaryBlackRock beats Firsthand Technology Value Fund on 13 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$431,000.00$1.03B$11.12B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A12.41%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio0.5212.7222.0018.48Price / Sales-0.0110.6526.07103.59Price / Cash0.4014.7017.6034.62Price / Book0.350.932.654.25Net Income-$29.35M$96.63M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.54%0.57%0.89%1 Month PerformanceN/A-6.41%-0.43%3.53%1 Year PerformanceN/A-10.84%537.91%5.08% 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+20.2%N/A-73.1%$431,000.00$-30,127,615.000.5224Gap UpBLKBlackRock4.7219 of 5 stars$855.56-2.3%$1,077.08+25.9%+21.2%$132.83B$20.96B20.3719,800Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageBKBank of New York Mellon4.9646 of 5 stars$74.06-3.0%$91.31+23.3%+42.2%$53.17B$18.55B12.7551,700Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5689 of 5 stars$451.75-2.8%$517.44+14.5%+14.3%$43.28B$17.26B13.6613,500Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownSTTState Street4.9476 of 5 stars$80.61-0.8%$102.15+26.7%+21.5%$23.26B$13.07B9.7842,200Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.6766 of 5 stars$83.55-3.0%$96.00+14.9%-19.2%$18.57B$7.09B9.127,870Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNTRSNorthern Trust3.9829 of 5 stars$86.78-1.7%$113.08+30.3%+14.1%$16.98B$8.29B8.8723,600Short Interest ↑Positive NewsARCCAres Capital2.136 of 5 stars$19.90-2.5%$22.61+13.6%+0.2%$13.62B$1.71B8.122,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BENFranklin Resources4.3067 of 5 stars$17.36-1.4%$18.96+9.2%-17.8%$9.12B$8.74B26.719,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSEICSEI Investments4.8783 of 5 stars$69.67-2.8%$86.80+24.6%+18.7%$9.01B$2.13B15.764,840Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIVZInvesco4.8953 of 5 stars$12.43-2.9%$17.03+37.0%-1.8%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Short Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Competitors Bank of New York Mellon Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors State Street Competitors T. 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