BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors

Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) and BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBDC or BKT?

Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Income Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings BDC	$111.33M	8.58	$110.29M	$0.94	9.64
BlackRock Income Trust	$3.59M	68.40	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer BBDC or BKT?

In the previous week, Barings BDC had 8 more articles in the media than BlackRock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Barings BDC and 1 mentions for BlackRock Income Trust. Barings BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat BlackRock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Barings BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings BDC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock Income Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BBDC or BKT?

44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of BlackRock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BBDC or BKT a better dividend stock?

Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. BlackRock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Barings BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings BDC has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer BBDC or BKT?

Barings BDC currently has a consensus target price of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than BlackRock Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BlackRock Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBDC or BKT?

Barings BDC received 8 more outperform votes than BlackRock Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.43% of users gave BlackRock Income Trust an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Barings BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barings BDC	Outperform Votes 105 57.38%	Underperform Votes 78 42.62%
BlackRock Income Trust	Outperform Votes 97 58.43%	Underperform Votes 69 41.57%

Which has more volatility and risk, BBDC or BKT?

Barings BDC has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Income Trust has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBDC or BKT more profitable?

Barings BDC has a net margin of 38.54% compared to BlackRock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat BlackRock Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings BDC	38.54%	10.94%	4.95%
BlackRock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Barings BDC beats BlackRock Income Trust on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.