Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG) Competitors

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) and Royce Value Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TYG or RVT?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure received 53 more outperform votes than Royce Value Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.43% of users gave Tortoise Energy Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 65.29% of users gave Royce Value Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 243 69.43%	Underperform Votes 107 30.57%
Royce Value Trust	Outperform Votes 190 65.29%	Underperform Votes 101 34.71%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TYG or RVT?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$108.65M	4.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Value Trust	$151.28M	11.99	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, TYG or RVT?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Value Trust has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TYG or RVT a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $3.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Royce Value Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TYG or RVT?

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Value Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Value Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TYG or RVT more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Value Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer TYG or RVT?

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 5 more articles in the media than Royce Value Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Royce Value Trust. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Royce Value Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Positive
Royce Value Trust	Neutral

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats Royce Value Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.