Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors $15.50 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 03:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.62 +0.13 (+0.81%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RAND vs. VPV, VBF, INSI, SPE, OXSQ, MSD, NNY, SSSS, BANX, and JHSShould you be buying Rand Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rand Capital include Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV), Invesco Bond Fund (VBF), Insight Select Income Fund (INSI), Special Opportunities Fund (SPE), Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ), Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD), Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund (NNY), SuRo Capital (SSSS), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Rand Capital vs. Its Competitors Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Bond Fund Insight Select Income Fund Special Opportunities Fund Oxford Square Capital Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund SuRo Capital ArrowMark Financial John Hancock Income Securities Trust Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) and Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:VPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking. Is RAND or VPV a better dividend stock? Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Rand Capital pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more risk and volatility, RAND or VPV? Rand Capital has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RAND or VPV? In the previous week, Rand Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rand Capital and 1 mentions for Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Rand Capital Positive Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Negative Does the MarketBeat Community favor RAND or VPV? Rand Capital received 32 more outperform votes than Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.93% of users gave Rand Capital an outperform vote while only 60.81% of users gave Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRand CapitalOutperform Votes12261.93% Underperform Votes7538.07% Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes9060.81% Underperform Votes5839.19% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RAND or VPV? Rand Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRand Capital$9.61M4.79$6.53M$3.174.89Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust$13.32M13.26N/AN/AN/A Is RAND or VPV more profitable? Rand Capital has a net margin of 154.01% compared to Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.60% beat Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rand Capital154.01% 6.60% 5.14% Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryRand Capital beats Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rand Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RAND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RAND and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 RAND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRand CapitalInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$46.04M$1.09B$11.61B$8.50BDividend Yield7.67%12.16%5.65%4.17%P/E Ratio3.1113.0722.8019.64Price / Sales4.7911.3426.76152.17Price / Cash21.9014.7017.6034.64Price / BookN/A1.102.844.60Net Income$6.53M$96.63M$1.04B$248.06M7 Day Performance2.45%1.17%-0.32%-1.02%1 Month Performance-14.17%3.25%0.15%3.51%1 Year Performance-7.19%1.10%539.72%12.68% Rand Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RANDRand Capital3.5541 of 5 stars$15.50flatN/A-3.4%$46.04M$9.61M3.115Short Interest ↓Gap DownVPVInvesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.88-0.9%N/A-5.3%$176.49M$13.32M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑VBFInvesco Bond FundN/A$15.390.0%N/A-3.2%$175.67M$13.62M0.00N/AINSIInsight Select Income FundN/A$16.23-1.1%N/A+0.8%$173.82MN/A0.0059High Trading VolumeSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.13-0.1%N/A+17.1%$169.18M$37.11M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑OXSQOxford Square Capital1.7214 of 5 stars$2.33flatN/A-23.5%$166.30M$3.46M-23.30N/AShort Interest ↓MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.71+0.1%N/A+7.1%$156.29M$16.87M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑NNYNuveen New York Municipal Value FundN/A$8.17-0.2%N/A-1.4%$154.20M$9.81M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑SSSSSuRo Capital1.091 of 5 stars$6.31+0.2%$8.00+26.8%+86.8%$148.61M-$3.72M-3.349Short Interest ↑BANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$20.00-0.2%N/A+9.6%$142.54M$19.65M0.0015,600Positive NewsJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.24-0.4%N/A+0.9%$141.16M$19.18M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Invesco Bond Fund Alternatives Insight Select Income Fund Alternatives Special Opportunities Fund Alternatives Oxford Square Capital Alternatives Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Alternatives Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund Alternatives SuRo Capital Alternatives ArrowMark Financial Alternatives John Hancock Income Securities Trust Alternatives 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:RAND) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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