Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MUC or BKT?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund $26.56M 51.25 N/A N/A N/A Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is MUC or BKT more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Blackrock Income Trust 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 preferable earnings and valuation, 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 better 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 rate BKT or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential downside of 3.00%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 preferable valuation and earnings, 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 2.91 $119.27M $0.65 14.54

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MYN or BKT?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Blackrock Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is MYN or BKT more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund 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 MYN

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 BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% 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.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%.

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

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

31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	$26.56M	51.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and Blackrock Income Trust tied by winning 2 of the 4 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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

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

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%.

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

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. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Blackrock Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals beats Blackrock Income Trust on 6 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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 11.3%.

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

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock 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

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

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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned 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.

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	2.91	$119.27M	$0.65	14.54

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 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

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

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 13.5%. 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 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%

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential downside of 3.00%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

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 BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund?

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) 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 media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Blackrock Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and 0 mentions for Blackrock Income Trust. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackrock Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Neutral
Blackrock Income Trust	Neutral

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% 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.

29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Blackrock Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality 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.

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Blackrock Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackrock Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund beats Blackrock Income Trust on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Metric	Blackrock Income Trust	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$338.79M	$4.83B	$13.98B	$23.26B
Dividend Yield	10.12%	6.82%	5.76%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	20.23	31.08
Price / Sales	N/A	48.92	143.93	21.83
Price / Cash	N/A	4.85	19.52	24.45
Price / Book	N/A	3.12	2.25	4.64
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.03%	-0.11%	0.59%	0.15%
1 Month Performance	0.77%	0.09%	1.13%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	-9.80%	12.02%	14.61%	23.21%

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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	-9.8%	$338.79M	N/A	N/A	N/A
MUC BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	N/A	$10.76 -0.1%	N/A	+6.2%	$1.34B	$26.56M	N/A	147,000
ASA ASA Gold and Precious Metals	2.3775 of 5 stars	$60.18 -1.9%	N/A	+70.5%	$1.14B	$672.05M	N/A	1,100	Positive News Gap Down
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	N/A	$19.84 +1.5%	N/A	+35.4%	$1.13B	$253.93M	N/A	147,000
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	2.2062 of 5 stars	$9.19 -1.3%	$9.17 -0.2%	-17.3%	$1.03B	$86.61M	14.13	N/A

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Blackrock Income Trust (BKT) Competitors

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, MUC or BKT?

Is MUC or BKT a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer MUC or BKT?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MUC or BKT?

Is MUC or BKT more profitable?

Summary

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BKT or ASA?

Is BKT or ASA more profitable?

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

Do analysts prefer BKT or ASA?

Is BKT or ASA a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BKT or ASA?

Does the media favor BKT or ASA?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

Is BKT or HQH more profitable?

Is BKT or HQH a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, BKT or HQH?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, BKT or HQH?

Does the media prefer BKT or HQH?

Summary

How does Blackrock Income Trust compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BKT or GSBD?

Does the media favor BKT or GSBD?

Which has more volatility and risk, BKT or GSBD?

Is BKT or GSBD a better dividend stock?

Is BKT or GSBD more profitable?

Do analysts rate BKT or GSBD?

Summary

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

Does the media prefer MYN or BKT?

Which has more risk and volatility, MYN or BKT?

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

Is MYN or BKT a better dividend stock?

Is MYN or BKT more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MYN or BKT?

Summary

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Blackrock Income Trust Competitors List

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