Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $22.18 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 09/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.20 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 09/24/2025 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. PPT, RCS, PMO, RFI, PMM, TOYO, FUND, DOGZ, PIM, and MHFShould you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Managed (PMM), TOYO (TOYO), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Its Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Managed TOYO Sprott Focus Trust Dogness (International) Putnam Mast Int Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Is BCV or PPT a better dividend stock? Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BCV or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBancroft Fund$13.37M9.73N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.85N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor BCV or PPT? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Bancroft Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Bancroft Fund Neutral Putnam Premier Income Trust Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCV or PPT? 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BCV or PPT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bancroft FundN/A N/A N/A Putnam Premier Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, BCV or PPT? Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats Bancroft Fund on 5 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. 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. 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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$130.02M$40.44B$12.78B$21.69BDividend Yield5.91%3.37%5.44%3.52%P/E RatioN/A16.17239.3029.43Price / Sales9.7310.0131.6684.51Price / CashN/AN/A22.7724.47Price / BookN/AN/A2.304.56Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.57%-0.58%-0.42%-0.51%1 Month Performance7.98%1.69%1.91%2.89%1 Year Performance35.16%8.65%540.59%14.77% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$22.180.0%N/A+34.0%$130.02M$13.37M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.77+0.7%N/A+0.3%$362.46MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.44+0.6%N/A-1.0%$346.84MN/A0.00N/APMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$10.40flatN/A-5.1%$330.82MN/A0.00801RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.01-0.1%N/A-8.4%$320.55MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPMMPutnam ManagedN/A$6.13+0.3%N/A-5.9%$284.62M$12.17M0.00N/ATOYOTOYO0.3976 of 5 stars$5.90-0.3%N/A+106.9%$272.04M$176.96M0.00N/AGap UpFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$8.19-0.2%N/A+7.3%$242.75MN/A0.00N/ADOGZDogness (International)0.1609 of 5 stars$13.75+7.2%N/A-48.0%$196.09M$20.26M0.00320News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePIMPutnam Mast IntN/A$3.49flatN/A-0.1%$168.70M$11.96M0.00N/AMHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$7.46+0.4%N/A+2.2%$161.61M$3.01M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPT Competitors RCS Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors PMM Competitors TOYO Competitors FUND Competitors DOGZ Competitors PIM Competitors MHF 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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