Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

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RAND vs. NMT, PFO, JHI, PAI, and NIM

Should you buy Rand Capital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Rand Capital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Rand Capital include Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO), John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI), and Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Rand Capital compare to Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund?

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMT) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

16.6% of Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.87% beat Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	-162.06%	5.87%	5.75%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rand Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund	Neutral
Rand Capital	Very Positive

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rand Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$6.47M	5.01	-$8.04M	-$3.10	N/A

Summary

Rand Capital beats Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rand Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.87% beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	-162.06%	5.87%	5.75%

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral
Rand Capital	Very Positive

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rand Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$6.47M	5.01	-$8.04M	-$3.10	N/A

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rand Capital beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to John Hancock Investors Trust?

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Hancock Investors Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rand Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

John Hancock Investors Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.87% beat John Hancock Investors Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	-162.06%	5.87%	5.75%

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Investors Trust	Neutral
Rand Capital	Very Positive

John Hancock Investors Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rand Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$6.47M	5.01	-$8.04M	-$3.10	N/A

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rand Capital beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund?

Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) and Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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)	1.00
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.87% beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rand Capital	-162.06%	5.87%	5.75%
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Rand Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund and 1 mentions for Rand Capital. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of -0.10 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rand Capital	Very Positive
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	Neutral

Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rand Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rand Capital	$6.47M	5.01	-$8.04M	-$3.10	N/A
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Rand Capital has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rand Capital beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund?

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NYSE:NIM) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	Neutral
Rand Capital	Very Positive

32.2% of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.87% beat Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	-162.06%	5.87%	5.75%

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rand Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rand Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$6.47M	5.01	-$8.04M	-$3.10	N/A

Summary

Rand Capital beats Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

RAND vs. The Competition

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Metric	Rand Capital	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$32.43M	$1.31B	$13.38B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	10.62%	12.76%	5.86%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	-3.52	11.05	23.54	25.27
Price / Sales	5.01	19.88	169.58	62.09
Price / Cash	8.65	7.20	19.96	54.86
Price / Book	0.62	0.83	2.12	6.90
Net Income	-$8.04M	$118.06M	$1.11B	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-2.64%	-3.45%	-1.60%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	1.21%	-5.39%	-1.69%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	-34.08%	-20.01%	9.17%	30.62%

Rand Capital Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RAND Rand Capital	1.1281 of 5 stars	$10.92 -1.2%	N/A	-34.1%	$32.43M	$6.47M	N/A	5	Positive News
NMT Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	$13.13 -0.2%	N/A	+9.0%	$128.15M	N/A	N/A	N/A
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	$9.18 -0.2%	N/A	+1.1%	$120.06M	N/A	N/A	N/A
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	N/A	$13.25 -0.7%	N/A	-2.1%	$115.77M	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAI Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	N/A	$12.15 -0.2%	N/A	-2.8%	$115.59M	N/A	N/A	204,000	News Coverage Short Interest Increase

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Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

RAND vs. NMT, PFO, JHI, PAI, and NIM

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Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

RAND vs. NMT, PFO, JHI, PAI, and NIM

How does Rand Capital compare to Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NMT or RAND?

Which has more volatility & risk, NMT or RAND?

Is NMT or RAND a better dividend stock?

Is NMT or RAND more profitable?

Do analysts recommend NMT or RAND?

Does the media refer more to NMT or RAND?

Which has better earnings and valuation, NMT or RAND?

Summary

How does Rand Capital compare to Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund?

Is PFO or RAND a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer PFO or RAND?

Is PFO or RAND more profitable?

Does the media refer more to PFO or RAND?

Which has more volatility and risk, PFO or RAND?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PFO or RAND?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PFO or RAND?

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How does Rand Capital compare to John Hancock Investors Trust?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JHI or RAND?

Do analysts prefer JHI or RAND?

Is JHI or RAND more profitable?

Does the media refer more to JHI or RAND?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JHI or RAND?

Is JHI or RAND a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, JHI or RAND?

Summary

How does Rand Capital compare to Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RAND or PAI?

Do analysts recommend RAND or PAI?

Is RAND or PAI more profitable?

Does the media favor RAND or PAI?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RAND or PAI?

Is RAND or PAI a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, RAND or PAI?

Summary

How does Rand Capital compare to Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund?

Does the media prefer NIM or RAND?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NIM or RAND?

Is NIM or RAND more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, NIM or RAND?

Do analysts prefer NIM or RAND?

Is NIM or RAND a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NIM or RAND?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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