Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) and Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media favor TYG or BCV?

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Bancroft Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure'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
Bancroft Fund	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TYG or BCV?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bancroft Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is TYG or BCV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bancroft Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TYG or BCV a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Bancroft Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, TYG or BCV?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TYG or BCV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	-$12.24M	-30.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bancroft Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TYG or BCV?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure received 243 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 243 69.43%	Underperform Votes 107 30.57%
Bancroft Fund	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TYG or BCV?

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats Bancroft Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.