Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.89 -0.08 (-0.80%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends ECF vs. RMT, IFN, TYG, MVF, MCI, EVN, MYN, HQL, KTF, and SARShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), The India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust The India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Is RMT or ECF a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Which has better earnings and valuation, RMT or ECF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RMT or ECF? 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is RMT or ECF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Micro-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, RMT or ECF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RMT or ECF? In the previous week, Royce Micro-Cap Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust and 2 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Royce Micro-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's score of 0.26 indicating that Royce Micro-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor RMT or ECF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust received 86 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/A SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECF 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 ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$137.07M$8.33B$11.72B$20.31BDividend Yield5.32%6.63%5.37%3.64%P/E RatioN/A0.5024.0534.71Price / SalesN/A16.7126.4315.49Price / CashN/A7.5117.9120.26Price / BookN/A1.042.594.80Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.59%-0.28%-1.41%-1.07%1 Month Performance-1.00%1.45%0.68%-1.11%1 Year Performance21.98%5.66%14.93%13.69% Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$9.88-0.9%N/A+23.2%$137.07MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$10.07+0.5%N/A+4.7%$510.35MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeNews CoverageIFNThe India FundN/A$15.99+0.3%N/A-23.7%$496.49MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageGap DownTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$45.14+0.1%N/A+53.2%$485.45M$108.65M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.27-0.1%N/A+3.7%$438.15MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.14+0.6%N/A+27.0%$429.02M$38.27M0.00N/ANews CoverageEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.55+0.0%N/A+4.8%$418.29M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.25+0.1%N/A-2.0%$392.71M$19.20M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.94-0.6%N/A+1.2%$381.00M$86.69M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.64+0.1%N/A+7.0%$377.40MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageSARSaratoga Investment1.5603 of 5 stars$25.03-1.6%$25.08+0.2%+9.5%$360.63M$143.72M10.133,211Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors The India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Saratoga Investment 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:ECF) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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