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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$9.85 -0.20% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.83

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 47/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (47/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $1.47B

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As of 2026-11-02, BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (NYSE: BKT) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 47/100 at a spot price of $9.85 (-0.20% 1D, market cap $1.47B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 9/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, BKT ranks #745 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does BKT compare to MUA and MUC in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service), BKT carries a Roarable D (47/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, MUA (Blackrock MuniAssets Fund Inc) holds a D grade (47/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.45B) and MUC (Blackrock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Inc.) posts a D grade (47/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.50B). Among the 5-stock peer group, BKT leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while BKT leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for BKT?

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For BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #745 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.83 (-0.23%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 1% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (47/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-5.9% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for BKT)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±2.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (47/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY BKT SCORES 47/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (28% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 1% FCF Margin ($41.1M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit5/20 pts (-15 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (62.5) create a -15 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$9.56+0.6% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade D$9.62+0.1% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade D$9.63+2.3% Next Q

Current

Grade D$9.85-5.9% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: E (39) → D (47)Full Audit →

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While BKT currently carries a cautious 47/100 (D) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (5/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($9.82) and Max Pain ($10.34) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $11.81.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $BKT• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “BKT Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

YES 47%NO 53%Trade / Inspect Odds →

RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM

62.530 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

7 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE23% OF RANGE

L: $9$9.85H: $11

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 11 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (55)

14.0% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (38)

18/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 5/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like BKT

✓Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.

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BKT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -7.16%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-02O $9.73H $9.87L $9.73C $9.85VOL 150.0K

RES: $10.45SUP: $9.19SMA50: $9.82SMA200: $10.46

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BKT Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on BKT today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for BKT. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (BKT)

Financials Rank #745 of 1096 ⚔️ MUA vs BKT Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (BKT vs. MUA, MUC, MYI, MQY)

Industry: Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service (64 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) ranks #745 by composite RQD confidence (47/100, grade D) and #494 by equity capitalization ($1.47B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, BKT leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while BKT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with — ROIC and — gross margin. BKT currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 47/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
BKT ACTIVE BlackRock Income Trust Inc.	D	47/100	—	—	—	-0.20%	$1.47B	Benchmark Subject
MUA Blackrock MuniAssets Fund Inc	D	47/100	—	—	—	+0.20%	$1.45B	/mua-vs-bkt →
MUC Blackrock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Inc.	D	47/100	—	—	—	+0.60%	$1.50B	/muc-vs-bkt →
MYI Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund III Inc	D	47/100	—	—	—	+0.40%	$1.50B	/myi-vs-bkt →
MQY Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund Inc.	D	46/100	—	—	—	+1.24%	$1.56B	/mqy-vs-bkt →

2. BKT Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) operates in Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $1.47B, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. BKT Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is BKT stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does BKT compare to MUA and MUC in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for BKT?

Where is BKT trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

BKT last traded at $9.85 (-0.20% on volume of 105,714 shares), positioning the stock +0.31% above its 50-day simple moving average ($9.82) and -5.83% below its 200-day simple moving average ($10.46). Across its 52-week range of $9.42 to $11.25, BKT sits at the 23.5% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 62.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±2.4% ($9.61 to $10.09).

BKT Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell BKT stock right now?

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 47/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (steady margins) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is BKT's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

BKT's 12-month base price target is $9.36 (range $7.3 to $11.81), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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BKT — BlackRock Income Trust Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Engine: anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5

As of: 2026-11-02T14:13:35Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, BKT scores 47 out of 100, a letter grade of D, with the verdict label "Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning." The five pillars are:

Fundamental Cash Engine: 11 / 20. Per the Roarable RQD rating, ROIC is 0% and FCF yield is 0%. For a prospective investor, this means the source data shows no measurable return on invested capital or free-cash-flow yield to support the equity value.
Whale 13F Flow: 9 / 20. Per the Roarable RQD rating, this pillar reflects institutional accumulation and options positioning. The score is below mid-range, indicating limited institutional support in the source data.
Insider Conviction: 9 / 20. Per the Roarable RQD rating, this pillar reflects SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow. The score is below mid-range, indicating weak insider conviction signals.
Macro Regime Fit: 5 / 20. Per the Roarable RQD rating, beta is 1.0 and the pillar reflects sector sensitivity. This is the weakest pillar, suggesting limited alignment with the current macro regime per the rating model.
Forensic Balance Sheet: 13 / 20. Per the Roarable RQD rating, Altman Z is 2.5, Piotroski F is 6/9, and Debt/Equity is 0.5. This is the strongest pillar, and it is the main offset to the weaker pillars above.

Taken together, the rating points to limited upside drivers in the cash-generation and macro pillars, with balance-sheet strength providing partial support. Valuation tradeoffs cannot be fully assessed because P/E, EPS, and EV/EBITDA are not available in source data. The "Distribution Warning" label is the rating's explicit flag that income investors should scrutinize distribution sustainability.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Market-wire items (YELLOW): Per the recent news feed, a TradingView estimates item and a Yahoo Finance item on the BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT) rights-offering results are tagged MARKET WIRE. A Yahoo Finance item on estimated sources of distributions for certain BlackRock closed-end funds is also tagged MARKET WIRE.
Risk-watch items (RED): Per the recent news feed, a Seeking Alpha item is tagged RISK WATCH with the headline "Agency Securities Provide Safety, But This Fund Needs To Cut The Distribution," and a Stock Traders Daily item is tagged RISK WATCH. The Seeking Alpha item's headline points to a distribution-cut question.
Proprietary signals: Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, there are no proprietary signals.

Open Questions

What is BKT's business model and revenue base, given that no financial statements are available in source data?
What are the reported distribution levels and their sources, and is the distribution sustainable given the "Distribution Warning" verdict?
Why is the dividend yield shown as 0% while the news feed discusses distributions, and how do those reconcile?
What valuation multiples (P/E, EV/EBITDA, EPS) apply, given that all are unavailable?
What insider, 13F, or Congressional activity exists for BKT, given that holder data is absent?

BKT Live News Feed, Press Releases & Catalyst Wire

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 8h ago

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (The) Estimates – NYSE:BKT

TradingView report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🔴 RISK WATCH Seeking Alpha • 11h ago

BKT: Agency Securities Provide Safety, But This Fund Needs To Cut The Distribution

Seeking Alpha report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 14h ago

BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT) Announces Results of its Rights Offering

Yahoo Finance report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 17h ago

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

Yahoo Finance report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🔴 RISK WATCH Stock Traders Daily • 20h ago

Discipline and Rules-Based Execution in BKT Response

Stock Traders Daily report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 23h ago

NAN Fund Price and Chart — NYSE:NAN

TradingView report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🔴 RISK WATCH Pluang • 1d ago

BlackRock Income Trust yields 10.72% but risks capital loss due to unsustainable payouts and NAV decline.

Pluang report covering BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo! Finance Canada • 1d ago

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) Seasonal Returns Chart - Yahoo Finance

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

BKT Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $9.85?

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RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk ⚖️ DEBATE HOST 🎯 Target: $10.66 (+8.0%)

📌 Pinned Debate

🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is BKT (D • RQD 47/100) a Buy at $9.87?

Welcome to the BKT (BlackRock Income Trust Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 47/100 (Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning) in Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

SK SkepticalCFA Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $7.50 (-24.0%)

Spot @ $9.87

Pump the brakes on BKT — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on BKT, but look at what you are paying: current EV/EBITDA multiples with tightening sector spreads. Unless BlackRock Income Trust Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

TA TapeReader_Pro Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $12.04 (+22.0%)

Spot @ $9.87

BKT cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on BKT, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $9.87 (52-wk range $9.42 - $11.25), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.