Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $21.05 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.04 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 08/29/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BCV vs. NQP, PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, TOYO, PIM, and DOGZShould you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Putnam Managed (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Its Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Putnam Managed Sprott Focus Trust TOYO Putnam Mast Int Dogness (International) Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NQP) and Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation. Is NQP or BCV a better dividend stock? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Does the media prefer NQP or BCV? In the previous week, Bancroft Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bancroft Fund and 1 mentions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund. Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Bancroft Fund's score of 0.72 indicating that Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bancroft Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NQP or BCV? 30.6% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility & risk, NQP or BCV? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NQP or BCV more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A N/A N/A Bancroft Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings & valuation, NQP or BCV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABancroft Fund$13.37M9.23N/AN/AN/A SummaryBancroft Fund beats Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BCV 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 NYSE 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 BCV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBancroft FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$123.40M$39.59B$12.56B$21.35BDividend Yield6.20%3.39%5.43%3.49%P/E RatioN/A16.17228.4529.33Price / Sales9.239.5031.8052.66Price / CashN/AN/A19.0618.27Price / BookN/AN/A2.314.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$997.71M7 Day Performance3.34%-0.30%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance6.82%2.83%3.64%5.52%1 Year Performance27.96%8.48%541.65%11.66% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$21.05flatN/A+28.0%$123.40M$13.37M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.83+0.1%N/A-12.4%$401.63MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.70-0.1%N/A+0.1%$355.72MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.18+0.1%N/A+4.9%$334.95MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.92-0.4%N/A-7.6%$318.15MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsPMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$9.83-0.1%N/A-5.2%$312.53MN/A0.00801News CoveragePMMPutnam ManagedN/A$5.82-0.5%N/A-7.4%$270.22MN/A0.00N/AFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$8.17+0.5%N/A+3.9%$242.16MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTOYOTOYON/A$5.22+2.0%N/A+9.5%$240.83M$176.96M0.00N/APIMPutnam Mast IntN/A$3.34+0.2%N/A+0.1%$161.21MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeDOGZDogness (International)0.2269 of 5 stars$11.04-30.2%N/A-55.9%$156.94M$20.26M0.00320Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NQP Competitors PPT Competitors RCS Competitors RFI Competitors PMO Competitors PMM Competitors FUND Competitors TOYO Competitors PIM Competitors DOGZ Competitors 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 (NYSE:BCV) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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