DSU vs. USA, NUV, RVT, GAB, STEW, OXLC, BCAT, CET, GSBD, and MFIC
Should you be buying BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund include Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Value Trust (RVT), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund vs.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -0.46 indicating that Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund received 210 more outperform votes than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.87% of users gave Liberty All-Star Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund an outperform vote.
24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DSU) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
