BTZ Stock Analysis: BlackRock Credit Allocation | NYSE

Asset Management | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 948m USD | 12M Return: 0% | US0925081004 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Corporate Bonds, High Yield Bonds, Bank Loans, Preferred Securities
Total Rating 30
Safety 29
Buy Signal -1.24
Asset Management
Industry Rotation: +3.0
Market Cap: 948M
Avg Turnover: 3.04M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility10.6%
VaR 5th Pctl1.88%
VaR vs Median7.45%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.39
Rel. Str. IBD25.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group27.6
Character TTM
Beta0.317
Beta Downside0.349
Hurst Exponent0.623
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD9.28%
CAGR/Max DD1.04
CAGR/Mean DD4.58
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of BTZ over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": null, "2021-12": 0.02, "2022-03": null, "2022-06": -3.06, "2022-09": null, "2022-12": 0.06, "2023-03": null, "2023-06": null, "2023-09": null, "2023-12": null, "2024-03": null, "2024-06": null, "2024-09": null, "2024-12": 0.51, "2025-03": null, "2025-06": 0.6, "2025-09": null, "2025-12": null,
Last SUE: 0.37
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of BTZ over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 23.688597, 2021-12: 52.410488, 2022-03: 22.847462, 2022-06: 52.152343, 2022-09: 23.65816, 2022-12: 13.924048, 2023-03: 25.59722, 2023-06: 5.598832, 2023-09: 26.649783, 2023-12: 46.908373, 2024-03: 27.162065, 2024-06: 27.162065, 2024-09: 26.380225, 2024-12: 55.415299, 2025-03: 25.32283, 2025-06: 25.32283, 2025-09: 25.406857, 2025-12: 57.356711,
Rev. CAGR: 21.12%
Rev. Trend: 72.0%
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Fakeout
Choppy
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +0.1% 7
Feb -1.2% 34
Mar -0.1% 7
Apr +0.6% 5
May +1.1% 25
Jun +0.4% 8
Jul +0.8% 31
Aug -0.0% 7
Sep -0.8% 28
Oct -2.6% 43
Nov -0.3% 0
Dec +0.5% 14

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (NYSE: BTZ) is a closed-end balanced mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. and co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited. The fund invests in fixed income markets globally, targeting securities with an average credit quality of BBB by Standard & Poors Corporation.

Its portfolio typically includes investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, bank loans, preferred securities, convertible bonds, and derivatives. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Preferred & Equity Advantage Trust and was formed on December 27, 2006, domiciled in the United States.

BTZ is classified within the Financials sector under the Asset Management & Custody Banks sub-industry. As a closed-end fund, it raises a fixed amount of capital through an IPO and trades on an exchange like a stock, with shares that can trade at a premium or discount to the funds underlying net asset value (NAV).

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Credit spreads widen pressuring NAV and income
  • Rising rates boost leverage costs eroding distribution coverage
  • High yield default rates climb weighing on portfolio valuations
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.5
Net Income: 125.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.68 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -382.6% < 20% (prev 1.78%; Δ -384.4% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 115.5m > Net Income 125.4m
Net Debt (534.3m) to EBITDA (126.7m): 4.22 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.06 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (93.3m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2%
Gross Margin: 92.11% > 18% (prev 92.07%; Δ 0.04% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 7.93% > 50% (prev 8.54%; Δ -0.61% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 5.10 > 6 (EBIT TTM 126.7m / Interest Expense TTM 24.8m)
Altman Z'' 0.04
A: -0.29 (Total Current Assets 34.5m - Total Current Liabilities 544.9m) / Total Assets 1.77b
B: -0.04 (Retained Earnings -78.1m / Total Assets 1.77b)
C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 126.7m / Avg Total Assets 1.68b)
D: 1.49 (Book Value of Equity 1.06b / Total Liabilities 711.4m)
Altman-Z'' = 0.04 = B
What is the price of BTZ shares?

As of September 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.97 with a total of 287,235 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.87%, over one month by +0.52%, over three months by +1.18% and over the past year by +0.02%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 9.80 (which is 1.7% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).

Is BTZ a buy, sell or hold?

BlackRock Credit Allocation has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy BTZ.

  • StrongBuy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

BlackRock Credit Allocation (BTZ) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 29 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 948.2m (948.2m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 9.2364
P/S = 9.2064
P/B = 0.8947
Revenue TTM = 133.4m USD
EBIT TTM = 126.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 126.7m USD
 Long Term Debt = unknown (0.0)
 Short Term Debt = 544.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 544.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 534.3m USD (calculated: Debt 544.9m - CCE 10.6m)
Enterprise Value = 1.48b USD (948.2m + Debt 544.9m - CCE 10.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.10 (Ebit TTM 126.7m / Interest Expense TTM 24.8m)
EV/FCF = 19.83x (Enterprise Value 1.48b / FCF TTM 74.8m)
FCF Yield = 5.04% (FCF TTM 74.8m / Enterprise Value 1.48b)
FCF Margin = 56.03% (FCF TTM 74.8m / Revenue TTM 133.4m)
Net Margin = 94.00% (Net Income TTM 125.4m / Revenue TTM 133.4m)
Gross Margin = 92.11% ((Revenue TTM 133.4m - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 90.66% (prev none%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.84 (Enterprise Value 1.48b / Total Assets 1.77b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.55% (Interest Expense 24.8m / Debt 544.9m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 100.1m (EBIT 126.7m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.06 (Total Current Assets 34.5m / Total Current Liabilities 544.9m)
Debt / Equity = 0.51 (Debt 544.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.06b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.22 (Net Debt 534.3m / EBITDA 126.7m)
Debt / FCF = 7.15 (Net Debt 534.3m / FCF TTM 74.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.06b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.45% (Net Income 125.4m / Total Assets 1.77b)
RoE = 11.83% (Net Income TTM 125.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.06b)
RoCE = 11.95% (EBIT 126.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.06b + L.T.Debt 0.0))
RoIC = 5.67% (NOPAT 100.1m / Invested Capital 1.76b)
WACC = 5.82% (E(948.2m)/V(1.49b) * Re(7.10%) + D(544.9m)/V(1.49b) * Rd(4.55%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 7.10% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈95.2m ; Y1≈83.5m ; Y5≈67.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 5.88 (EV 1.08b - Net Debt 534.3m = Equity 548.8m / Shares 93.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.37 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 72.03 | Revenue CAGR: 21.12% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0