Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $16.00 +0.15 (+0.95%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BCV vs. PPT, PMO, RFI, PMM, OIA, RCS, HCAI, DOGZ, MQT, and FUNDShould you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), and Sprott Focus Trust (FUND). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Dogness (International) BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Sprott Focus Trust Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PPT or BCV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.06N/AN/AN/ABancroft Fund$14.40M6.51N/AN/AN/A Is PPT or BCV a better dividend stock? Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Does the media favor PPT or BCV? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust and 1 mentions for Bancroft Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of 1.42 indicating that Bancroft Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bancroft Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PPT or BCV more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Premier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Bancroft Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PPT or BCV? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PPT or BCV? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPT or BCV? Putnam Premier Income Trust received 141 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPutnam Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% Bancroft FundN/AN/A SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats Bancroft Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bancroft Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCV 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 BCV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBancroft FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$93.79M$7.45B$10.84B$18.41BDividend Yield7.88%7.07%5.97%4.19%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.5331.07Price / Sales6.5124.1925.4326.55Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.53Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B1 Month Performance-10.81%-5.12%-4.09%-8.22%1 Year Performance9.07%0.38%531.55%1.66% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$16.00+0.9%N/A+8.5%$93.79M$14.40M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.51+0.6%N/A+2.0%$337.90M$22.60M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.72+1.8%N/A-1.4%$309.20M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.40+2.3%N/A+7.9%$304.29M$17.51M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsPMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.88+0.5%N/A-0.6%$273.01M$67.33M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$5.70+1.4%N/A-7.7%$271.50M$33.67M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$5.56+1.1%N/A-4.7%$256.16M$28.89M0.00N/APositive NewsHCAIHuachen AI Parking Management TechnologyN/A$7.95+0.5%N/AN/A$250.43M$53.68M0.0073Positive NewsDOGZDogness (International)0.8209 of 5 stars$19.15+2.7%N/A+141.7%$243.80M$20.26M0.00320Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownMQTBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIN/A$9.49+1.1%N/A-4.6%$213.69M$3.54M0.00N/AEx-DividendFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$6.94+1.0%N/A-8.5%$206.85M$2.30M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPT Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors PMM Competitors OIA Competitors RCS Competitors HCAI Competitors DOGZ Competitors MQT Competitors FUND 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 (NYSE:BCV) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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