Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.10 -0.17 (-1.78%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/28/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ECF vs. IFN, TYG, RMT, MVF, MCI, EVN, MYN, KTF, HQL, 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), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. The India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECF or IFN? The India Fund received 143 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AThe India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Which has more volatility & risk, ECF or IFN? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECF or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A The India Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in ECF or IFN? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by company 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 media favor ECF or IFN? In the previous week, The India Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The India Fund and 1 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat The India Fund's score of 0.89 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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) Very Positive The India Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, ECF or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M4.71N/AN/AN/AThe India Fund$110.12M4.42N/AN/AN/A Is ECF or IFN a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats The India Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$124.58M$7.83B$11.29B$19.39BDividend Yield5.70%6.80%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.6533.02Price / Sales4.7116.0425.7326.58Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.952.734.53Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.04%-0.69%0.06%-1.28%1 Month Performance-6.04%-2.20%495.52%-4.01%1 Year Performance12.13%1.40%536.52%2.63% 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$9.11-1.8%N/A+12.1%$124.58M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$16.07+1.2%N/A-23.5%$499.10M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.66-0.3%N/A+39.6%$469.95M$214.33M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.71+1.8%N/A-10.4%$441.19M$66.96M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.22+0.9%N/A-0.6%$435.17M$29.36M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.90+1.6%N/A+33.0%$424.15M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.62+2.1%N/A+0.6%$421.07M$38.57M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.02-0.5%N/A-5.7%$383.90M$19.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.40+0.3%N/A+3.2%$368.03M$35.07M0.00N/AHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.24+0.7%N/A-5.6%$361.99M$86.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.4401 of 5 stars$24.66+1.2%$25.08+1.7%+8.5%$353.77M$46.93M9.943,211 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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