BCAT vs. FTSM, CIBR, FIXD, PDBC, ACWX, ESGE, ISTB, LMBS, QTEC, and IGF
Should you be buying BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust include First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM), First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR), First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD), Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC), iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX), iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE), iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB), First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC), and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (IGF). These companies are all part of the "electronic computer manufacturing" industry.
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) and First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF received 88 more outperform votes than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Given First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF is more favorable than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust.
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.8%. First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%.
In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 1 more articles in the media than First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and 0 mentions for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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