Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors $14.60 -0.28 (-1.88%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.60 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 09/12/2025 07:26 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. SPE, OXSQ, PTMN, NNY, ECF, MSD, BANX, JHS, GGT, and NAZShould you be buying Rand Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rand Capital include Special Opportunities Fund (SPE), Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ), Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NNY), Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), and Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Rand Capital vs. Its Competitors Special Opportunities Fund Oxford Square Capital Portman Ridge Finance Nuveen New York Municipal Valu Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund ArrowMark Financial John Hancock Income Securities Trust Gabelli Multimedia Trust Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to SPE or RAND? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Rand Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund and 1 mentions for Rand Capital. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Special Opportunities Fund's score of 0.89 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund Positive Rand Capital Very Positive Is SPE or RAND a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Rand Capital pays out -47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPE or RAND? Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Special Opportunities Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ARand Capital$8.56M5.07$8.83M-$2.43-6.01 Is SPE or RAND more profitable? Special Opportunities Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -90.42%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.97% beat Special Opportunities Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Rand Capital -90.42%6.97%6.47% Which has more volatility and risk, SPE or RAND? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SPE or RAND? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRand Capital beats Special Opportunities Fund on 7 of the 11 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. 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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 RAND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRand CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$44.19M$1.59B$12.78B$10.14BDividend Yield7.80%11.32%5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio-6.0111.67245.8625.98Price / Sales5.0752.7931.08181.13Price / Cash8.6610.8622.3660.44Price / Book0.580.932.316.29Net Income$8.83M$152.42M$1.01B$271.07M7 Day Performance-2.01%-1.55%1.04%3.87%1 Month Performance1.74%-1.36%2.38%4.88%1 Year Performance-15.17%-5.06%539.26%26.12% Rand Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RANDRand Capital1.6156 of 5 stars$14.60-1.9%N/A-12.0%$44.19M$8.56M-6.015Positive NewsSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.76+0.2%N/A+15.3%$175.84MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑OXSQOxford Square Capital0.9634 of 5 stars$2.19-0.5%N/A-25.3%$171.68M$42.68M-109.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPTMNPortman Ridge Finance2.0577 of 5 stars$12.15+0.2%$14.00+15.2%-32.8%$160.28M-$2.85M-13.0625NNYNuveen New York Municipal ValuN/A$8.19+0.7%N/A-3.5%$153.54M$9.81M0.00N/APositive NewsECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$11.20+1.0%N/A+31.5%$153.25M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsMSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.54+0.1%N/A-3.9%$152.74MN/A0.00N/ABANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$21.28+0.8%N/A+5.6%$150.45M$22.70M0.0015,600News CoverageShort Interest ↓JHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.66+0.4%N/A-0.8%$145.87M$10.86M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.28+0.1%N/A-15.3%$142.44MN/A0.00N/ANAZNuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.80-0.2%N/A-1.2%$137.08M$8.70M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Special Opportunities Fund Alternatives Oxford Square Capital Alternatives Portman Ridge Finance Alternatives Nuveen New York Municipal Valu Alternatives Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Alternatives Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Alternatives ArrowMark Financial Alternatives John Hancock Income Securities Trust Alternatives Gabelli Multimedia Trust Alternatives Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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