Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.23 -0.01 (-0.11%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends ECF vs. RMT, ASA, MVF, MUA, NQP, BBH, TYG, MCI, HQL, and MYNShould 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), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust ASA Gold and Precious Metals BlackRock MuniVest Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund VanEck Biotech ETF Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. 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 Do analysts recommend RMT or ECF? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royce Micro-Cap Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AEllsworth Growth and Income Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RMT or ECF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$6.93M18.32N/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer RMT or ECF? In the previous week, Royce Micro-Cap Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust and 0 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Royce Micro-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's score of -0.15 indicating that Royce Micro-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust Positive Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Neutral Is RMT or ECF a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 Which has more volatility & risk, RMT or ECF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. 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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 ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$126.90M$7.88B$10.51B$19.27BDividend Yield5.63%6.37%10.00%3.54%P/E RatioN/A0.9843.3141.53Price / Sales18.3219.313,256.7814.66Price / CashN/A7.1930.1320.85Price / BookN/A0.933.985.39Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$992.99M$985.39M7 Day Performance-0.49%-0.49%-0.36%-0.70%1 Month Performance2.56%-2.50%0.25%-0.97%1 Year PerformanceN/A15.55%22.86%25.06% 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$9.23-0.1%N/AN/A$126.90M$6.93M0.00N/ARMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.40+0.9%N/A+19.3%$476.39MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$22.06+0.4%N/A+63.0%$474.73MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.32flatN/A+16.5%$471.41MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.62-0.4%N/A+28.3%$449.23MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.91-0.3%N/A+19.6%$443.29MN/A0.00147,000BBHVanEck Biotech ETFN/A$170.75+0.7%N/A+16.5%$435.41MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$40.36+0.1%N/A+42.3%$434.48M$108.65M0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.88-0.4%N/A+24.1%$403.56MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$14.69+0.9%N/A+23.7%$401.79M$39.95M0.00N/APositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.33flatN/A+18.0%$395.77M$19.20M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors VanEck Biotech ETF Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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