Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) Head-To-Head Survey

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Horizon Technology Finance and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance	$113.47 million	3.31	-$17.18 million	($0.49)	-22.96
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Horizon Technology Finance.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Horizon Technology Finance and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Technology Finance	2	3	0	0	1.60
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	0	0	0	0	N/A

Horizon Technology Finance presently has a consensus target price of $10.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.00%. Given Horizon Technology Finance’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Horizon Technology Finance is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Horizon Technology Finance and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Horizon Technology Finance	-15.14%	18.24%	7.77%
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -269.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Horizon Technology Finance beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Horizon Technology Finance

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company specializing in lending and and investing in development-stage investments. It focuses on making secured debt and venture lending investments to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, cleantech and sustainability industries. It seeks to invest in companies in the United States.

About BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in investment grade New York municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. was formed on September 19, 1997 and is domiciled in United States.