PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS) Competitors

Inv Vk Mun Opp (NYSE:VMO) and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (NYSE:RCS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VMO or RCS?

42.6% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of PIMCO Strategic Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by 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.

Is VMO or RCS a better dividend stock?

Inv Vk Mun Opp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. PIMCO Strategic Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%.

Is VMO or RCS more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, VMO or RCS?

Inv Vk Mun Opp has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO Strategic Income Fund has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VMO or RCS?

In the previous week, Inv Vk Mun Opp had 3 more articles in the media than PIMCO Strategic Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Inv Vk Mun Opp and 1 mentions for PIMCO Strategic Income Fund. PIMCO Strategic Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Inv Vk Mun Opp's score of 1.28 indicating that PIMCO Strategic Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Mun Opp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PIMCO Strategic 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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VMO or RCS?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Inv Vk Mun Opp and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.