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$10.06 -0.01 (-0.10%)
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RAND vs. NIM, JHI, PAI, PCF, and PTMN

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 Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM), John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI), High Income Securities Fund (PCF), and Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 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 Positive

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 FundN/A N/A N/A
Rand Capital -162.06%5.87%5.75%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Rand Capital$6.47M4.62-$8.04M-$3.10N/A

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

32.2% of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Rand Capital beats Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to John Hancock Investors Trust?

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

In the previous week, Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rand Capital Positive
John Hancock Investors Trust Neutral

Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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
Rand Capital-162.06% 5.87% 5.75%
John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rand Capital$6.47M4.62-$8.04M-$3.10N/A
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Rand Capital has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

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
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Rand Capital beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 8 of the 11 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. 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 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rand Capital$6.47M4.62-$8.04M-$3.10N/A
Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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

19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

In the previous week, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Rand Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund and 0 mentions for Rand Capital. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of 0.48 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 High Income Securities Fund?

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

High Income Securities 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 High Income Securities Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rand Capital-162.06% 5.87% 5.75%
High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A

High Income Securities Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rand Capital.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rand Capital$6.47M4.62-$8.04M-$3.10N/A
High Income Securities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Rand Capital has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. 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
Rand Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
High Income Securities Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rand Capital Positive
High Income Securities Fund Neutral

16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rand Capital beats High Income Securities Fund on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rand Capital compare to Portman Ridge Finance?

Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.5%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rand Capital pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Portman Ridge Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of -15.92% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -162.06%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 11.49% beat Rand Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance-15.92% 11.49% 4.54%
Rand Capital -162.06%5.87%5.75%

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance Neutral
Rand Capital Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Portman Ridge Finance
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

Portman Ridge Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rand Capital. Portman Ridge Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rand Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance-$2.85M-34.17-$5.93M-$0.93N/A
Rand Capital$6.47M4.62-$8.04M-$3.10N/A

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats Rand Capital on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RAND vs. The Competition

MetricRand CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$29.91M$1.34B$14.42B$12.43B
Dividend Yield11.52%12.88%5.64%9.36%
P/E Ratio-3.259.9021.3721.47
Price / Sales4.6214.0444.5791.08
Price / Cash7.977.0419.3660.07
Price / Book0.570.772.266.18
Net Income-$8.04M$121.13M$1.14B$331.73M
7 Day Performance-1.37%-0.13%0.37%-2.29%
1 Month Performance-1.62%0.89%2.12%-1.62%
1 Year Performance-46.66%-25.17%13.30%16.81%

Rand Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RAND
Rand Capital
1.5666 of 5 stars
$10.06
-0.1%
N/A-45.3%$29.91M$6.47MN/A5
NIM
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
N/A$9.39
-0.2%
N/A+4.4%$116.84MN/AN/AN/A
JHI
John Hancock Investors Trust
N/A$13.34
-0.1%
N/A-4.0%$116.60MN/AN/AN/A
PAI
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund
N/A$12.14
-0.2%
N/A-5.2%$115.45MN/AN/A204,000
PCF
High Income Securities Fund
N/A$5.50
-1.3%
N/A-13.5%$102.96MN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NASDAQ:RAND) was last updated on 7/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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