BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and PCM Fund (NYSE:PCM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
31.5% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of PCM Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PCM Fund shares are held by company insiders. 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.
Risk & Volatility
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PCM Fund has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and PCM Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PCM Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and PCM Fund's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PCM Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. PCM Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and PCM Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and PCM Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PCM Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
PCM Fund beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.