Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Competitors $0.07 +0.02 (+27.00%) As of 07/1/2025 01:38 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 OFS Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) and Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVVC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Which has higher earnings and 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$2.253.79Firsthand Technology Value Fund-$30.13M-0.02-$29.35M$0.100.73 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 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 OFS Capital68.61% 9.14% 3.50% Firsthand Technology Value Fund 653.79%200.81%37.32% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OFS or SVVC? 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, OFS or SVVC? OFS Capital has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% 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 media refer more to OFS or SVVC? In the previous week, OFS Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Firsthand Technology Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for OFS Capital and 0 mentions for Firsthand Technology Value Fund. OFS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Firsthand Technology Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that OFS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment OFS Capital Neutral Firsthand Technology Value Fund Neutral SummaryOFS Capital and Firsthand Technology Value Fund 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$502K$305.92M$12.03B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A13.16%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio0.618.6719.9519.90Price / Sales-0.027.9125.51113.66Price / Cash0.406.7821.3456.90Price / Book0.410.732.265.38Net Income-$29.35M$19.57M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.47%1.74%2.04%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.62%3.79%4.84%1 Year PerformanceN/A-7.23%540.42%20.23% Firsthand Technology Value Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.07+27.0%N/A+1.3%$502K-$30.13M0.6124Gap DownOFSOFS Capital2.3234 of 5 stars$8.44-0.1%N/A-2.5%$0.00$47.96M3.7550SLRCSLR Investment2.144 of 5 stars$16.14+0.3%$15.96-1.1%+0.8%$0.00$232.43M10.02N/ABLKBlackRock4.541 of 5 stars$1,050.53+0.3%$1,102.08+4.9%+35.7%$162.33B$20.41B25.5221,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBKBank of New York Mellon4.6041 of 5 stars$91.06-0.1%$91.85+0.9%+52.1%$65.23B$39.91B14.8351,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6158 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+25.0%$50.28B$17.26B18.1513,600Positive NewsSTTState Street4.7991 of 5 stars$106.53+0.5%$102.54-3.7%+48.2%$30.23B$22.13B11.9653,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNTRSNorthern Trust3.7517 of 5 stars$126.79+1.9%$108.42-14.5%+56.8%$24.20B$16.06B11.8323,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.4268 of 5 stars$96.50+0.4%$94.09-2.5%-12.8%$21.17B$7.09B10.948,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital2.2847 of 5 stars$21.96+0.0%$22.00+0.2%+6.6%$15.24B$2.99B10.712,550Positive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.4349 of 5 stars$23.86+0.2%$20.88-12.5%+11.6%$12.52B$8.48B35.099,800Analyst Forecast 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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