The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (GCV) Competitors

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, JOF or GCV?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JOF or GCV?

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund received 86 more outperform votes than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	Outperform Votes 86 71.07%	Underperform Votes 35 28.93%

Does the media favor JOF or GCV?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund and 1 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's score of 1.18 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JOF or GCV?

23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JOF or GCV a better dividend stock?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%.

Is JOF or GCV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JOF or GCV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.