The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (CUBA) Competitors

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) and The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (NASDAQ:CUBA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, GCV or CUBA?

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GCV or CUBA a better dividend stock?

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%.

Is GCV or CUBA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, GCV or CUBA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$8.06M	8.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$3.99M	4.53	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GCV or CUBA?

23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GCV or CUBA?

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund received 9 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.64% of users gave The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund an outperform vote while only 71.07% of users gave The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	Outperform Votes 86 71.07%	Underperform Votes 35 28.93%
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	Outperform Votes 95 73.64%	Underperform Votes 34 26.36%

Does the media favor GCV or CUBA?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund both had 3 articles in the media. The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund's score of 1.37 indicating that The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund beats The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.