Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (HERZ) Competitors $2.43 -0.01 (-0.41%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HERZ vs. ECF, PTMN, BANX, NNY, MSD, JHS, KF, GGT, CXE, and NAZShould you be buying Herzfeld Credit Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund include Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NNY), Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), The Korea Fund (KF), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE), and Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Portman Ridge Finance ArrowMark Financial Nuveen New York Municipal Valu Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund John Hancock Income Securities Trust The Korea Fund Gabelli Multimedia Trust MFS High Income Municipal Trust Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (NASDAQ:HERZ) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to ECF or HERZ? In the previous week, Herzfeld Credit Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Herzfeld Credit Income Fund and 1 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Herzfeld Credit Income Fund's score of 0.95 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Herzfeld Credit Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ECF or HERZ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A Herzfeld Credit Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, ECF or HERZ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M6.12N/AN/AN/AHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is ECF or HERZ a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ECF or HERZ? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility and risk, ECF or HERZ? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herzfeld Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats Herzfeld Credit Income Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herzfeld Credit Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HERZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HERZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHerzfeld Credit Income FundInvestment Trusts & Mutual Funds IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$41.26M$171.11M$6.49B$10.58BDividend Yield19.06%9.02%4.31%4.69%P/E RatioN/A1.041,355.8223.37Price / SalesN/A12.941,358.74135.37Price / CashN/AN/A48.9731.10Price / BookN/AN/A2.156.67Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.22B$276.23M7 Day Performance1.67%0.24%0.97%3.31%1 Month Performance-3.57%0.53%7.00%10.76%1 Year Performance6.35%1.55%38.98%33.58% Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HERZHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/A$2.43-0.4%N/A+6.8%$41.26MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$11.59+1.0%N/A+29.6%$158.59M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsPTMNPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$11.92-1.1%$14.00+17.4%-35.6%$157.25M-$2.85M-12.8225BANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$22.01+0.2%N/A+8.0%$156.58M$22.70M0.0015,600Positive NewsNNYNuveen New York Municipal ValuN/A$8.23-0.4%N/A-2.3%$156.00M$9.81M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.49-0.3%N/A-6.7%$152.33MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.68-0.3%N/A+1.6%$147.12M$10.86M0.00N/AKFThe Korea FundN/A$30.41+1.7%N/A+42.4%$144.51MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.29+1.1%N/A-13.6%$141.44MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.70-0.3%N/A-5.5%$138.23MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNAZNuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.81-0.4%N/A+1.0%$137.42M$8.70M0.00N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECF Competitors PTMN Competitors BANX Competitors NNY Competitors MSD Competitors JHS Competitors KF Competitors GGT Competitors CXE Competitors NAZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HERZ) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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