Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $19.76 -0.08 (-0.38%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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. NQP, PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, TOYO, PIM, and MHFShould you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Putnam Managed (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Its Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Putnam Managed Sprott Focus Trust TOYO Putnam Mast Int Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NQP) and Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NQP or BCV? 30.6% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, NQP or BCV? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NQP or BCV? In the previous week, Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund and 0 mentions for Bancroft Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of -0.14 indicating that Bancroft Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Neutral Bancroft Fund Neutral Is NQP or BCV a better dividend stock? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Is NQP or BCV more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A N/A N/A Bancroft Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NQP or BCV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABancroft Fund$13.37M8.67N/AN/AN/A SummaryBancroft Fund beats Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund on 5 of the 7 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 BCV 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$115.86M$38.98B$12.27B$20.74BDividend Yield6.46%3.47%5.64%3.65%P/E RatioN/A16.1619.3228.06Price / Sales8.678.9927.1556.12Price / CashN/AN/A21.2923.05Price / BookN/AN/A2.114.33Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$994.32M7 Day Performance0.69%1.48%1.28%1.97%1 Month Performance2.73%2.32%-0.39%-1.60%1 Year Performance22.76%10.86%544.34%14.39% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$19.77-0.4%N/A+22.7%$115.86M$13.37M0.00N/ANQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.97+0.3%N/A-12.2%$408.14M$32.93M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.68+0.4%N/A+1.1%$353.79MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.11-0.2%N/A+6.1%$331.45MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.92+0.2%N/A-3.3%$318.17M$17.51M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$9.84+0.2%N/A-6.3%$312.85MN/A0.00801News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑PMMPutnam ManagedN/A$5.86-0.3%N/A-7.7%$271.85MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.69+0.8%N/A+1.6%$229.27MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTOYOTOYON/A$4.85-8.6%N/A+8.1%$228.20M$176.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownPIMPutnam Mast IntN/A$3.35+0.1%N/A+1.8%$161.70MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementMHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$6.80+0.0%N/A-2.1%$147.31MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NQP Competitors PPT Competitors RCS Competitors RFI Competitors PMO Competitors PMM Competitors FUND Competitors TOYO Competitors PIM Competitors MHF 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 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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