Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.05 -0.01 (-10.34%) As of 06/13/2025 03:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation. 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% Which has preferable valuation & 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$20.96B7.18$6.37B$41.1623.60Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.01-$29.35M$0.100.52 Which has more risk and volatility, BLK or SVVC? BlackRock has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firsthand Technology Value Fund has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLK or SVVC? BlackRock received 996 more outperform votes than Firsthand Technology Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.63% of users gave BlackRock an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave Firsthand Technology Value Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRockOutperform Votes113671.63% Underperform Votes45028.37% Firsthand Technology Value FundOutperform Votes14041.67% Underperform Votes19658.33% Do analysts recommend BLK or SVVC? BlackRock currently has a consensus price target of $1,082.46, indicating a potential upside of 11.45%. 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 Does the media prefer BLK or SVVC? In the previous week, BlackRock had 84 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for BlackRock and 2 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.88 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock 45 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Firsthand Technology Value Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 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$400K$1.13B$11.62B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A12.15%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio0.4313.7322.8219.66Price / Sales-0.0111.7426.81152.07Price / Cash0.4014.7017.6034.64Price / Book0.291.102.834.59Net Income-$29.35M$100.49M$1.04B$248.23M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.05%0.10%-1.07%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.87%0.02%2.59%1 Year PerformanceN/A0.75%540.97%13.50% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value Fund2.018 of 5 stars$0.05-10.3%N/A-58.4%$400K-$30.13M0.4324Short Interest ↓Gap DownBLKBlackRock4.8996 of 5 stars$988.810.0%$1,082.46+9.5%+26.2%$153.23B$20.96B23.5419,800Trending NewsBKBank of New York Mellon4.7257 of 5 stars$90.02-0.3%$91.85+2.0%+52.5%$64.41B$18.51B15.4951,700Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.3735 of 5 stars$517.77-0.2%$517.13-0.1%+18.2%$49.30B$17.47B15.6613,500Positive NewsSTTState Street4.8319 of 5 stars$98.83+0.2%$102.54+3.8%+35.5%$28.19B$13.07B11.9942,200Positive NewsNTRSNorthern Trust3.2637 of 5 stars$108.74+0.8%$108.42-0.3%+32.0%$21.15B$8.58B11.1223,600Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.5417 of 5 stars$94.98+0.7%$94.09-0.9%-20.3%$20.93B$7.11B10.377,870Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownARCCAres Capital2.7383 of 5 stars$22.21+0.1%$22.00-0.9%+4.1%$15.42B$1.49B9.072,550News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBENFranklin Resources4.1515 of 5 stars$21.87+0.0%$20.25-7.4%+1.5%$11.49B$8.70B33.659,800Positive NewsSEICSEI Investments4.8334 of 5 stars$84.53-1.3%$88.00+4.1%+28.8%$10.52B$2.16B19.124,840Positive NewsIVZInvesco4.9709 of 5 stars$14.68+2.0%$17.32+18.0%-0.3%$6.57B$6.12B12.448,610Analyst ForecastGap Down 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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