Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $17.76 +0.01 (+0.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends BCV vs. PPT, RCS, PMO, RFI, OIA, PMM, MQT, FUND, VTN, and PIMShould you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (VTN), and Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Sprott Focus Trust Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk. Is BCV or PPT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bancroft FundN/A N/A N/A Putnam Premier Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, BCV or PPT? Bancroft Fund has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BCV or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBancroft Fund$14.40M7.24N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$32.69M10.45N/AN/AN/A Is BCV or PPT a better dividend stock? Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Does the media refer more to BCV or PPT? In the previous week, Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Putnam Premier Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Bancroft Fund Neutral Putnam Premier Income Trust Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCV or PPT? 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BCV or PPT? Putnam Premier Income Trust received 141 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBancroft FundN/AN/APutnam Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats Bancroft Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$104.30M$8.38B$11.24B$19.19BDividend Yield7.04%6.75%9.83%3.61%P/E RatioN/A0.4426.7441.30Price / Sales7.2414.2736.4117.58Price / CashN/A7.0318.6021.28Price / BookN/A0.882.765.32Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.52%-2.96%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-4.10%-2.31%-2.89%-3.68%1 Year Performance10.72%3.73%11.56%12.14% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$17.76+0.1%N/A+11.0%$104.30M$14.40M0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.63flatN/A-1.4%$349.46MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.46+0.8%N/A+27.0%$343.68MN/A0.00N/APMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.55+0.5%N/A-1.6%$335.61M$19.08M0.00801RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.12-0.2%N/A+0.7%$321.81M$19.06M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$6.30-0.3%N/A-6.9%$300.07MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendPMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$6.33+0.8%N/A-1.8%$293.90MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMQTBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIN/A$10.44+0.4%N/A-4.1%$235.08M$10.00M0.00N/ANews CoverageFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.65-1.0%N/A-8.1%$228.01M$16.60M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsVTNInvesco Trust for Investment Grade New York MunicipalsN/A$11.04-0.4%N/A+1.6%$215.06MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumePIMPutnam Master Intermediate Income TrustN/A$3.31-0.9%N/A+2.2%$160.01MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPT Competitors RCS Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors OIA Competitors PMM Competitors MQT Competitors FUND Competitors VTN Competitors PIM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BCV) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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