Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKT or MUC?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is BKT or MUC more profitable?

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

Do analysts prefer BKT or ASA?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackrock Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 ASA Gold and Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BKT or ASA?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ASA Gold and Precious Metals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is BKT or ASA more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A ASA Gold and Precious Metals N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BKT or HQH?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is BKT or HQH more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend BKT or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Blackrock Income Trust. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackrock Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKT or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Income Trust. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Goldman Sachs BDC $365.57M 2.74 $119.27M $0.65 13.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TYG or BKT?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Tortoise Energy Infrastructure N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is TYG or BKT more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tortoise Energy Infrastructure N/A N/A N/A Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Blackrock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors

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BKT vs. MUC, ASA, HQH, GSBD, and TYG

Should you buy Blackrock Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Blackrock Income Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Blackrock Income Trust include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

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

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

In the previous week, Blackrock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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

Summary

Blackrock Income Trust beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to ASA Gold and Precious Metals?

Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. Blackrock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of -0.08 indicating that Blackrock Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackrock Income Trust	Neutral
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackrock Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%.

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals beats Blackrock Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

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

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn Healthcare Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn Healthcare Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%.

In the previous week, Blackrock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Healthcare Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackrock Income Trust	Neutral
abrdn Healthcare Investors	Neutral

Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

abrdn Healthcare Investors beats Blackrock Income Trust on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

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

Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 196.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Income Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	$365.57M	2.74	$119.27M	$0.65	13.67

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 21.32% compared to Blackrock Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs 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
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	21.32%	10.94%	4.66%

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. Blackrock Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Goldman Sachs BDC'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackrock Income Trust	Neutral
Goldman Sachs BDC	Neutral

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Blackrock Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackrock Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Blackrock Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Blackrock Income Trust on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Tortoise Energy Infrastructure?

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

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Neutral
Blackrock Income Trust	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%.

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats Blackrock Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

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Metric	Blackrock Income Trust	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$340.73M	$4.90B	$13.57B	$23.28B
Dividend Yield	10.06%	6.89%	5.76%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	19.70	31.00
Price / Sales	N/A	53.82	141.24	23.82
Price / Cash	N/A	5.15	19.87	24.93
Price / Book	N/A	3.24	2.17	4.67
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.33%	-0.18%	-0.69%	-0.67%
1 Month Performance	-2.01%	0.00%	-0.44%	0.22%
1 Year Performance	-8.82%	14.41%	11.16%	25.44%

Blackrock Income Trust Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BKT Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	$10.49 -0.3%	N/A	-8.6%	$340.73M	N/A	N/A	N/A
MUC BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	N/A	$10.74 +0.2%	N/A	+4.6%	$1.34B	$26.56M	N/A	147,000
ASA ASA Gold and Precious Metals	1.2463 of 5 stars	$60.35 -3.4%	N/A	+86.9%	$1.14B	N/A	N/A	1,100	Short Interest Increase High Trading Volume
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	N/A	$19.47 +0.6%	N/A	+25.0%	$1.11B	$99.81M	N/A	147,000
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	2.8396 of 5 stars	$8.94 +0.8%	$9.17 +2.5%	-18.8%	$1.01B	$86.61M	13.76	N/A

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BKT vs. MUC, ASA, HQH, GSBD, and TYG

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BKT or MUC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKT or MUC?

Is BKT or MUC more profitable?

Does the media refer more to BKT or MUC?

Is BKT or MUC a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, BKT or MUC?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to ASA Gold and Precious Metals?

Is BKT or ASA more profitable?

Does the media favor BKT or ASA?

Do analysts prefer BKT or ASA?

Is BKT or ASA a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BKT or ASA?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BKT or ASA?

Which has more volatility and risk, BKT or ASA?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BKT or HQH?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BKT or HQH?

Is BKT or HQH more profitable?

Is BKT or HQH a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to BKT or HQH?

Which has more volatility and risk, BKT or HQH?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

Is BKT or GSBD a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKT or GSBD?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BKT or GSBD?

Is BKT or GSBD more profitable?

Does the media prefer BKT or GSBD?

Do analysts recommend BKT or GSBD?

Which has more volatility & risk, BKT or GSBD?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Tortoise Energy Infrastructure?

Does the media prefer TYG or BKT?

Is TYG or BKT more profitable?

Is TYG or BKT a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TYG or BKT?

Which has more volatility & risk, TYG or BKT?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TYG or BKT?

Summary

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