GCV vs. CEV, CEE, DTF, EEA, JEQ, NXC, BCV, SSSS, NMI, and NMT
Should you be buying The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund include Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF), The European Equity Fund (EEA), Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ), Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC), Bancroft Fund (BCV), SuRo Capital (SSSS), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), and Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) and Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings.
23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust had 3 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund received 86 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.
Summary
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund beats Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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