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BKT vs. MUC, MYI, MSDL, OPY, and DFIN

Should you buy Blackrock Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? Blackrock Income Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Oppenheimer (OPY), and Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund?

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Very Positive
Blackrock Income Trust Neutral

31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund$26.56M49.86N/AN/AN/A
Blackrock Income Trust$25.58M13.14N/AN/AN/A

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A N/A N/A
Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund beats Blackrock Income Trust on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blackrock Income Trust$25.58M13.14N/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blackrock Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III had 2 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Blackrock Income Trust Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Very Positive

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III beats Blackrock Income Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) and Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Blackrock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 9.61% beat Blackrock Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund15.97% 9.61% 4.28%
Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund presently has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 1.67%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Blackrock Income Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Blackrock Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackrock Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Neutral
Blackrock Income Trust Neutral

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays out 260.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$397.29M3.25$122.09M$0.6922.27
Blackrock Income Trust$25.58M13.14N/AN/AN/A

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Blackrock Income Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Oppenheimer?

Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) and Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

32.3% of Oppenheimer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 34.9% of Oppenheimer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oppenheimer
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Blackrock Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Oppenheimer has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oppenheimer$1.80B0.69$148.40M$8.8613.10
Blackrock Income Trust$25.58M13.14N/AN/AN/A

Oppenheimer has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Oppenheimer has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Blackrock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Oppenheimer's return on equity of 19.51% beat Blackrock Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oppenheimer5.72% 19.51% 4.86%
Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Oppenheimer pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Oppenheimer pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oppenheimer has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 5 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Oppenheimer and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. Oppenheimer's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Oppenheimer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Oppenheimer Neutral
Blackrock Income Trust Neutral

Summary

Oppenheimer beats Blackrock Income Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Donnelley Financial Solutions?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) and Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a net margin of 4.53% compared to Blackrock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Donnelley Financial Solutions' return on equity of 25.82% beat Blackrock Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Donnelley Financial Solutions4.53% 25.82% 12.29%
Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Donnelley Financial Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Donnelley Financial Solutions and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. Donnelley Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Donnelley Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Donnelley Financial Solutions Very Positive
Blackrock Income Trust Neutral

Donnelley Financial Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. Given Donnelley Financial Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Donnelley Financial Solutions is more favorable than Blackrock Income Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Donnelley Financial Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Blackrock Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Donnelley Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Donnelley Financial Solutions$777.50M1.50$32.40M$1.4532.63
Blackrock Income Trust$25.58M13.14N/AN/AN/A

93.8% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Donnelley Financial Solutions beats Blackrock Income Trust on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BKT vs. The Competition

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MetricBlackrock Income TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$336.13M$5.68B$13.97B$24.22B
Dividend Yield10.18%7.39%5.90%3.71%
P/E RatioN/A39.0029.6230.22
Price / Sales13.141,225.40515.7595.75
Price / CashN/A48.3130.7119.80
Price / BookN/A3.762.874.90
Net IncomeN/A$417.46M$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.69%-0.16%0.65%-0.20%
1 Month Performance1.79%1.94%2.70%2.85%
1 Year Performance-11.41%5.58%10.48%14.47%

Blackrock Income Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKT
Blackrock Income Trust
N/A$10.38
-0.6%		N/A-10.8%$336.13M$25.58MN/AN/A
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
N/A$10.69
+0.0%		N/A+4.2%$1.34BN/AN/A147,000
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$10.80
+0.5%		N/A+2.1%$1.32B$25.82MN/A147,000
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
1.8744 of 5 stars		$15.37
flat		$15.63
+1.7%		-13.8%$1.29B$72.45M22.28N/A
OPY
Oppenheimer
2.1889 of 5 stars		$114.25
-2.5%		N/A+60.0%$1.22B$1.64B12.902,947

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