BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors $11.36 -0.11 (-0.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.36 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKT vs. AWF, BBDC, PFLT, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, NXP, PDT, and ASAShould you be buying BlackRock Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Income Trust include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Barings BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Income Trust vs. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Is AWF or BKT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AWF or BKT? 39.4% of BlackRock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, AWF or BKT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund$152.17M6.03N/AN/AN/ABlackRock Income Trust$3.59M67.42N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor AWF or BKT? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund received 29 more outperform votes than BlackRock Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.38% of users gave AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 58.43% of users gave BlackRock Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundOutperform Votes12667.38% Underperform Votes6132.62% BlackRock Income TrustOutperform Votes9758.43% Underperform Votes6941.57% Which has more volatility and risk, AWF or BKT? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Income Trust has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AWF or BKT a better dividend stock? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. BlackRock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Does the media prefer AWF or BKT? In the previous week, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Income Trust. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat BlackRock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Positive BlackRock Income Trust Neutral SummaryAllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund beats BlackRock Income Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKT 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 NYSE 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 BKT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$242.06M$6.91B$11.49B$19.37BDividend Yield9.14%6.78%5.46%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4834.23Price / Sales67.4221.7827.2834.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.56%-0.52%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance0.80%4.88%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance-3.57%-0.23%537.74%3.27% BlackRock Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.36-1.0%N/A-2.1%$242.06M$3.59M0.00N/AAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+1.0%N/A+1.4%$927.84M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBBDCBarings BDC2.336 of 5 stars$8.68+1.3%$9.00+3.7%-5.6%$914.42M$123.59M8.3426News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4899 of 5 stars$10.23+1.4%$11.38+11.2%-8.3%$899.35M$114.06M7.30658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+2.9%N/A-7.5%$842.40M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreasePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.79-0.7%N/A-0.4%$818.38M$99.89M0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.6604 of 5 stars$14.00+2.4%$14.75+5.4%-19.1%$713.40M$99.28M7.82N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.47+3.2%N/A+21.4%$680.47M$142.41M0.002,719NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.19-0.4%N/A-2.6%$664.26M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.77+0.1%N/A+9.5%$627.85M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$28.59-6.9%N/A+55.5%$615.37M$118.94M0.001,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AWF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives CGBD Alternatives BTO Alternatives NXP Alternatives PDT Alternatives ASA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BKT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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