Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $19.13 +0.13 (+0.68%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BCV vs. NQP, DOGZ, PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, WFF, and TOYOShould 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), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), 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), WF (WFF), and TOYO (TOYO). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Its Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Mun Oppo PUTNAM MANAGED Sprott Focus Trust WF TOYO Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NQP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, BCV or NQP? Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BCV or NQP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bancroft FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer BCV or NQP? In the previous week, Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund and 0 mentions for Bancroft Fund. Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Bancroft Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Bancroft Fund Neutral Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BCV or NQP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBancroft Fund$13.37M8.39N/AN/AN/ANuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BCV or NQP? 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held 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. Is BCV or NQP a better dividend stock? Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. SummaryBancroft Fund beats Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bancroft Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$112.14M$37.05B$12.11B$20.73BDividend Yield6.74%3.55%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/A15.0520.0228.09Price / Sales8.399.3825.6838.31Price / CashN/AN/A21.6822.53Price / BookN/AN/A2.284.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.06%0.87%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance5.05%1.96%4.45%5.42%1 Year Performance21.65%7.81%540.85%14.63% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$19.13+0.7%N/A+21.6%$112.14M$13.37M0.00N/ANQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.07+0.4%N/A-9.1%$410.56MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementDOGZDogness (International)0.1456 of 5 stars$29.21-0.8%N/A-44.7%$374.93M$20.26M0.00320PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.63-0.5%N/A+3.1%$351.38MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$6.86+0.6%N/A+11.6%$318.18MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.02+1.6%N/A+5.8%$315.76MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$9.81+0.4%N/A-2.1%$310.79MN/A0.00801PMMPUTNAM MANAGEDN/A$5.90+0.4%N/A-2.6%$272.55MN/A0.00N/AFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.40flatN/A+3.5%$220.56MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeWFFWFN/A$6.51-7.5%N/AN/A$175.65MN/A0.00134Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTOYOTOYON/A$3.66-1.9%N/AN/A$171.94M$176.96M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NQP Competitors DOGZ Competitors PPT Competitors RCS Competitors RFI Competitors PMO Competitors PMM Competitors FUND Competitors WFF Competitors TOYO 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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