Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors $14.43 +0.06 (+0.42%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.00 -0.43 (-2.97%) As of 04:05 AM 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RAND vs. SPE, ECF, PTMN, BANX, NNY, MSD, JHS, KF, GGT, and CXEShould you be buying Rand Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rand Capital include Special Opportunities Fund (SPE), 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), and MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Rand Capital vs. Its Competitors Special Opportunities Fund 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 Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) and Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do analysts prefer RAND or SPE? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rand Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Special Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, RAND or SPE? Rand Capital has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor RAND or SPE? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund had 6 more articles in the media than Rand Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund and 2 mentions for Rand Capital. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Rand Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Rand Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Special Opportunities Fund 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is RAND or SPE a better dividend stock? Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Rand Capital pays out -47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RAND or SPE? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is RAND or SPE 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 Rand Capital-90.42% 6.97% 6.47% Special Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RAND or SPE? Rand Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Special Opportunities Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRand Capital-$5.79M-7.40$8.83M-$2.43-5.94Special Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats Rand Capital on 7 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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 CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$42.68M$1.32B$12.67B$10.54BDividend Yield7.86%12.58%5.54%4.71%P/E Ratio-5.9410.3630.2327.60Price / Sales-7.4044.8930.13201.45Price / Cash8.369.7422.5761.55Price / Book0.570.842.296.76Net Income$8.83M$152.42M$1.02B$275.88M7 Day Performance-3.22%-2.73%0.36%2.81%1 Month Performance-2.37%-10.81%0.36%9.24%1 Year Performance-15.91%-13.87%539.84%35.42% Rand Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RANDRand Capital1.78 of 5 stars$14.43+0.4%N/A-13.9%$42.68M-$5.79M-5.945Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.47-0.9%N/A+11.2%$174.44MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$11.59+1.0%N/A+34.5%$158.59M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsPTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.8105 of 5 stars$11.92-1.1%$14.00+17.4%-36.8%$157.25M-$2.85M-12.8225BANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$22.01+0.2%N/A+6.2%$156.58M$22.70M0.0015,600NNYNuveen New York Municipal ValuN/A$8.23-0.4%N/A-1.4%$156.00M$9.81M0.00N/AMSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.49-0.3%N/A-7.2%$152.33MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.68-0.3%N/A+1.4%$147.12M$10.86M0.00N/AKFThe Korea FundN/A$30.41+1.7%N/A+40.9%$144.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.29+1.1%N/A-12.6%$141.44MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsCXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.70-0.3%N/A-5.3%$138.23MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Special Opportunities Fund Alternatives Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Alternatives Portman Ridge Finance Alternatives ArrowMark Financial Alternatives Nuveen New York Municipal Valu Alternatives Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Alternatives John Hancock Income Securities Trust Alternatives The Korea Fund Alternatives Gabelli Multimedia Trust Alternatives MFS High Income Municipal 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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