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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BXLC
Bexil
$37.05
$31.02
$25.00
$48.99
$26.31M0.1221 shsN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
$2.38
+0.4%
$2.64
$2.25
$4.14
$17.02M1.1786,118 shs39,947 shs
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
$1.48
+2.1%
$1.49
$1.32
$1.95
$20.11M0.9615,396 shs2,031 shs
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
$10.41
-0.1%
$10.44
$6.45
$10.75
$37.79M1.1712,361 shs24,900 shs
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
$6.25
-1.4%
$6.63
$5.71
$6.96
$109.56M0.8988,834 shs482,975 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BXLC
Bexil
0.00%0.00%+33.03%+37.22%+15.78%
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
+0.42%-5.20%-15.35%-7.78%-37.96%
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
-0.68%+1.40%-2.68%-1.36%-8.81%
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
+0.63%-2.61%-6.63%-1.71%-3.65%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
BXLC
Bexil
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
BXLC
Bexil
N/AN/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
N/AN/AN/AN/A
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
BXLC
Bexil
$2.67M9.85N/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
$250K80.45N/AN/A$2.61 per share0.57
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
BXLC
Bexil
N/A-$1.57N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
$12.95MN/A0.00N/A5,200.40%-9.51%-6.29%5/8/2024 (Estimated)
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest EQS, BXLC, CUBA, IRL, and PCF Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/1/2024Q4 2023
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
N/A-$0.08-$0.08-$0.24N/A$0.19 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
BXLC
Bexil
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
$0.3313.87%-13.68%N/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
$0.201.92%N/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
$0.7311.68%-9.69%N/A1 Years

Latest EQS, BXLC, CUBA, IRL, and PCF Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/8/2024
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
monthly$0.062211.4%6/18/20246/19/20246/28/2024
4/5/2024
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
monthly$0.062211.5%5/20/20245/21/20245/31/2024
2/12/2024
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
Quarterly$0.135020.69%3/26/20243/27/20245/10/2024
4/3/2024
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
Monthly$0.062011.38%4/18/20244/19/20244/30/2024
1/19/2024
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
$0.062211.57%1/19/20241/22/20241/31/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
BXLC
Bexil
N/AN/AN/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/AN/AN/A
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
0.93
23.35
23.35
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
N/AN/AN/A
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
BXLC
Bexil
6710,000N/ANot Optionable
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. stock logo
CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
N/A7.15 million5.89 millionNot Optionable
Equus Total Return, Inc. stock logo
EQS
Equus Total Return
2,01113.59 million9.41 millionNot Optionable
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. stock logo
IRL
The New Ireland Fund
1,7493.63 million2.94 millionNot Optionable
High Income Securities Fund stock logo
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/A17.53 million14.83 millionNot Optionable

EQS, BXLC, CUBA, IRL, and PCF Headlines

SourceHeadline
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Short Interest UpdateHigh Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Short Interest Update
marketbeat.com - April 10 at 11:16 PM
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Declares $0.06 Monthly DividendHigh Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Declares $0.06 Monthly Dividend
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 5:28 PM
ECF: Very Attractive Yield And Valuation, But Performance DisappointsECF: Very Attractive Yield And Valuation, But Performance Disappoints
seekingalpha.com - April 6 at 1:40 AM
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.06High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.06
marketbeat.com - April 5 at 5:19 PM
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.06High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.06
marketbeat.com - April 5 at 7:30 AM
High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Second Quarter of 2024High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Second Quarter of 2024
businesswire.com - April 4 at 12:31 PM
Prescient ETF Issues Additional Securities for Active Income FundPrescient ETF Issues Additional Securities for Active Income Fund
msn.com - March 29 at 2:26 PM
Short Interest in High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Declines By 25.1%Short Interest in High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) Declines By 25.1%
marketbeat.com - March 29 at 6:40 AM
Prescient Management Company Lists Additional Securities for Income Provider ETFPrescient Management Company Lists Additional Securities for Income Provider ETF
msn.com - March 12 at 3:34 PM
Putnam High Income Securities Closed Fund (PCF)Putnam High Income Securities Closed Fund (PCF)
investing.com - February 11 at 10:16 PM
High Income Securities Stock (NYSE:PCF) Dividends: History, Yield and DatesHigh Income Securities Stock (NYSE:PCF) Dividends: History, Yield and Dates
benzinga.com - February 2 at 7:28 AM
High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For First Quarter of 2024High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For First Quarter of 2024
finance.yahoo.com - January 4 at 1:07 PM
High Income Securities Stock (NYSE:PCF), Quotes and News SummaryHigh Income Securities Stock (NYSE:PCF), Quotes and News Summary
benzinga.com - December 29 at 11:37 PM
High Income Securities Fund Announces Adjournment of Annual Stockholder MeetingHigh Income Securities Fund Announces Adjournment of Annual Stockholder Meeting
benzinga.com - December 1 at 5:18 PM
High Income Securities Funds Dividend AnalysisHigh Income Securities Fund's Dividend Analysis
gurufocus.com - October 18 at 7:02 AM
PCF: A Good Diversifier For An Income Portfolio, But Distribution Appears StrainedPCF: A Good Diversifier For An Income Portfolio, But Distribution Appears Strained
msn.com - October 4 at 5:25 PM
High Income Securities Fund (PCF): A Comprehensive Analysis of its Dividend PerformanceHigh Income Securities Fund (PCF): A Comprehensive Analysis of its Dividend Performance
finance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 12:50 PM
High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2023High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2023
finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 1:45 PM
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund;InstitutionalLoomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund;Institutional
wsj.com - June 30 at 3:57 PM
PCF - High Income Securities FundPCF - High Income Securities Fund
finance.yahoo.com - June 21 at 8:10 PM
High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Third Quarter of 2023High Income Securities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Third Quarter of 2023
finance.yahoo.com - June 21 at 3:10 PM
Caliber Launches Core+ Growth & Income FundCaliber Launches Core+ Growth & Income Fund
technews.tmcnet.com - June 15 at 5:42 PM
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund;ADelaware Ivy High Income Fund;A
wsj.com - May 24 at 9:24 PM
Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund;MFidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund;M
wsj.com - May 24 at 12:42 AM

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Company Descriptions

Bexil

OTCMKTS:BXLC
Bexil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment management and securities trading activities in the United States. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Rochester, New York.
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund logo

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund

NASDAQ:CUBA
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. The fund is managed by Herzfeld/Cuba. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund employing fundamental analysis investing in stocks of companies that are likely to benefit from economic, political, structural and technological developments in the countries in the Caribbean Basin, which consist of Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, Aruba, Haiti, the Netherlands Antilles, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. was formed on March 10, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Equus Total Return logo

Equus Total Return

NYSE:EQS
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in small to mid-sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
The New Ireland Fund logo

The New Ireland Fund

NYSE:IRL
The New Ireland Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment company. The Fund objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity securities of Irish companies. The company was founded on December 14, 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
High Income Securities Fund logo

High Income Securities Fund

NYSE:PCF
High Income Securities Fund is a closed-ended balanced income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in both convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite index comprising of 50% JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index and 50% BofA Merrill Lynch AllConvertibles Speculative Quality Index. The fund was formerly known as Putnam High Income Securities Fund High Income Securities Fund was formed on July 9, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.