Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $8.71 +0.05 (+0.58%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.70 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 ECF vs. IFN, MCI, MVF, EVN, TYG, RMT, MYN, KTF, MIY, 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 The India Fund (IFN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. The India Fund Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Saratoga Investment The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, IFN or ECF? The India Fund has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IFN or ECF? In the previous week, The India Fund and The India Fund both had 3 articles in the media. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat The India Fund's score of 0.40 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The India Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IFN or ECF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe India Fund$110.12M4.32N/AN/AN/AEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M4.51N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in IFN or ECF? 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is IFN or ECF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The India FundN/A N/A N/A Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Is IFN or ECF a better dividend stock? The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IFN or ECF? The India Fund received 143 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/A SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats The India Fund on 5 of the 8 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$119.18M$7.45B$10.85B$18.41BDividend Yield6.03%7.07%5.79%4.19%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.5331.09Price / Sales4.5124.1925.4526.55Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.53Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B1 Month Performance-7.34%-5.12%-4.09%-8.21%1 Year Performance15.06%0.38%531.55%1.69% 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$8.71+0.6%N/A+14.0%$119.18M$26.44M0.00N/AInsider TradePositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$13.89-3.3%N/A-13.0%$431.37M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.99-5.2%N/A+19.8%$426.08M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.87-2.0%N/A-1.8%$414.36M$29.36M0.00147,000Ex-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.94-1.7%N/A+0.6%$394.29M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$36.27-4.1%N/A+29.3%$390.47M$214.33M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$7.49-2.1%N/A-8.5%$379.61M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.69-3.1%N/A-5.7%$371.06M$19.20M0.00N/AEx-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.26-1.9%N/A-3.9%$362.74M$35.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.27-2.0%N/A-0.1%$330.89M$18.58M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoverageSARSaratoga Investment1.6452 of 5 stars$22.33-4.1%$25.08+12.4%+3.3%$320.27M$46.93M9.003,211Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The India Fund Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment 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:ECF) 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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