BCV vs. MUA, PPT, PMO, RFI, RCS, OIA, PMM, MQT, FUND, and VTN
Should you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), and Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (VTN). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
Bancroft Fund vs.
Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
Bancroft Fund has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%.
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund received 96 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Bancroft Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bancroft Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Bancroft Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Bancroft Fund beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BCV) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
