Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.73 -0.12 (-1.22%) (As of 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends ECF vs. DSU, IFN, RMT, MYD, TYG, MVF, ASA, MUA, NQP, and MCIShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), The India Fund (IFN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and Barings Corporate Investors (MCI). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund The India Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniYield Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Barings Corporate Investors Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ECF or DSU? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ECF or DSU a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECF or DSU? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund received 113 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/ABlackRock Debt Strategies FundOutperform Votes11363.13% Underperform Votes6636.87% Which has more volatility and risk, ECF or DSU? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECF or DSU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer ECF or DSU? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and 0 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -0.46 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Neutral BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Neutral Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ECF or DSU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.06N/AN/AN/ABlackRock Debt Strategies Fund$54.68MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAltcoin season moves fast, and those who hesitate are left behind. The window is closing.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$133.78M$8.35B$11.40B$19.10BDividend Yield5.50%6.84%5.68%3.63%P/E RatioN/A0.4424.9740.28Price / Sales5.0615.0926.9020.16Price / CashN/A7.0318.5221.25Price / BookN/A0.892.605.26Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$988.83M7 Day Performance1.04%-0.24%0.52%0.54%1 Month Performance-2.41%-4.53%-3.95%-5.24%1 Year Performance20.42%2.94%10.88%11.59% 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$9.73-1.2%N/A+21.6%$133.78M$26.44M0.00N/ADSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.83+0.2%N/A+0.2%$509.45M$54.68M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IFNThe India FundN/A$16.16-0.2%N/A-13.0%$501.87M$175.62M0.0021,000Short Interest ↓RMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.62-0.3%N/A+5.4%$487.56M$93.64M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.36-0.4%N/A-3.3%$483.38M$24.27M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.64+1.3%N/A+44.7%$459.02M$108.65M0.00N/AMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.02-0.6%N/A-1.0%$452.06M$29.36M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Negative NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$20.00flatN/A+33.8%$430.48M$65.95M0.001,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.91-0.8%N/A+5.2%$421.82M$46.97M0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.14-0.6%N/A-4.0%$414.65M$32.93M0.00147,000MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.11+1.4%N/A+12.9%$408.23MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors The India Fund Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors Barings Corporate Investors 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 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnersliberals FOOLED by Elon’s shocking surpriseElon Musk and Donald Trump fooled everyone. 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