BCAT vs. FTSM, CIBR, PDBC, FIXD, ACWX, ESGE, QTEC, ISTB, LMBS, and FV
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), Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC), First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD), iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX), iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC), iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB), First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS), and First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV). 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
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 probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF is more favorable than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust.
36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.7%. First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%.
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF and 2 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF's score of 1.29 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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