Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (HERZ) Competitors $2.35 +0.01 (+0.43%) As of 08/1/2025 03:48 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HERZ vs. ECF, GGT, JHS, NAZ, KF, CXE, GECC, JHI, PAI, and PFOShould you be buying Herzfeld Credit Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund include Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), The Korea Fund (KF), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE), Great Elm Capital Group (GECC), John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI), and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Gabelli Multimedia Trust John Hancock Income Securities Trust Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund The Korea Fund MFS High Income Municipal Trust Great Elm Capital Group John Hancock Investors Trust Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (NASDAQ:HERZ) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Is ECF or HERZ a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.0%. Is ECF or HERZ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A Herzfeld Credit Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ECF or HERZ? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ECF or HERZ? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herzfeld Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, ECF or HERZ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.37N/AN/AN/AHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor ECF or HERZ? In the previous week, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Herzfeld Credit Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Neutral Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Neutral SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats Herzfeld Credit Income Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herzfeld Credit Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HERZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HERZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HERZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHerzfeld Credit Income FundInvestment Trusts & Mutual Funds IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$36.79M$145.17M$6.33B$9.52BDividend Yield19.87%9.07%4.19%4.08%P/E RatioN/A1.0414.0423.80Price / SalesN/AN/A1,847.1478.09Price / CashN/AN/A127.5357.96Price / BookN/AN/A2.245.55Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.23B$259.03M7 Day Performance1.29%-0.12%6.09%-4.59%1 Month Performance-7.48%0.08%1.83%4.46%1 Year Performance2.62%0.28%19.35%18.03% Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HERZHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/A$2.35+0.4%N/A+2.0%$36.79MN/A0.00N/AECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$10.62+0.2%N/A+21.6%$145.31M$26.44M0.00N/AGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.25-0.4%N/A-16.5%$142.44MN/A0.00N/AJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.31+0.2%N/A+0.3%$141.85MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑NAZNuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.70-0.8%N/A-0.1%$136.73MN/A0.00N/AKFThe Korea FundN/A$27.48-0.8%N/A+8.6%$133.88MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.49flatN/A-5.7%$130.03MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑GECCGreat Elm Capital Group1.9318 of 5 stars$10.98+0.1%N/A+1.9%$126.64M$39.32M27.45N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.01+0.3%N/A+3.2%$122.20MN/A0.00N/APAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.77+0.0%N/A+3.6%$121.31MN/A0.00204,000PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.21+0.2%N/A+8.3%$120.24M$24.27M0.00N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECF Competitors GGT Competitors JHS Competitors NAZ Competitors KF Competitors CXE Competitors GECC Competitors JHI Competitors PAI Competitors PFO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HERZ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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