Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Competitors $9.28 +0.01 (+0.11%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFO vs. RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, HQL, MVF, LEO, MYN, and ZTRShould you be buying Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund include Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), and Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Virtus Total Return Fund ROYCE OTC MICRO (NYSE:RMT) and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RMT or PFO? 35.0% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to RMT or PFO? In the previous week, ROYCE OTC MICRO had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ROYCE OTC MICRO and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ROYCE OTC MICRO's score of -0.50 indicating that Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment ROYCE OTC MICRO Negative Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Neutral Is RMT or PFO a better dividend stock? ROYCE OTC MICRO pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Is RMT or PFO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ROYCE OTC MICRON/A N/A N/A Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RMT or PFO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioROYCE OTC MICRON/AN/AN/AN/AN/AFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, RMT or PFO? ROYCE OTC MICRO has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryROYCE OTC MICRO beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFO 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 PFO 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 PFO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$121.38M$3.76B$12.02B$20.40BDividend Yield6.51%6.67%5.67%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7629.02Price / SalesN/A30.0326.0757.01Price / CashN/A17.4518.0017.53Price / BookN/A1.082.184.53Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance0.76%-0.04%-2.11%-3.62%1 Month Performance-0.54%-1.13%-1.40%-2.71%1 Year Performance8.28%0.65%540.87%10.16% Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.28+0.1%N/A+8.3%$121.38MN/A0.00N/ARMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.48flatN/A+0.1%$480.47MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.81-0.4%N/A+25.4%$462.57M$214.33M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.81-3.7%N/A+18.3%$438.66M$37.92M0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.34+0.5%N/A-2.0%$407.78M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.4237 of 5 stars$25.00-0.5%$24.25-3.0%+6.5%$393.74M$49.06M10.123,211Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.03-3.5%N/A-12.7%$389.77M-$10.95M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.44-0.3%N/A-10.6%$389.63MN/A0.00147,000LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.79+0.1%N/A-6.7%$360.04MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.20-0.3%N/A-12.8%$353.63M$1.69M0.00N/AZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.19-1.0%N/A+6.2%$347.18M$85.15M0.00N/AUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RMT Alternatives TYG Alternatives MCI Alternatives EVN Alternatives SAR Alternatives HQL Alternatives MVF Alternatives LEO Alternatives MYN Alternatives ZTR Alternatives 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:PFO) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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