Bancroft Fund (BCV) Competitors $17.77 +0.04 (+0.23%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.77 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 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, MUA, PPT, RFI, PMO, HCAI, RCS, PMM, OIA, 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), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Bancroft Fund vs. Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Huachen AI Parking Management Technology PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, NQP or BCV? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NQP or BCV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund$32.93M12.46N/AN/AN/ABancroft Fund$14.40M7.23N/AN/AN/A Is NQP or BCV a better dividend stock? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NQP or BCV? Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund received 104 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundOutperform Votes10465.41% Underperform Votes5534.59% Bancroft FundN/AN/A 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 Do institutionals & insiders 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. Does the media favor NQP or BCV? In the previous week, Bancroft Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bancroft Fund and 0 mentions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Bancroft Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Neutral Bancroft Fund Positive SummaryNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund beats Bancroft Fund on 5 of the 9 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$104.17M$6.92B$11.48B$19.29BDividend Yield7.07%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4234.52Price / Sales7.2321.8627.6034.82Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.882.774.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.61%-0.92%-1.34%-2.43%1 Month Performance8.99%2.85%5.23%6.27%1 Year Performance14.08%0.98%538.04%5.78% Bancroft Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCVBancroft FundN/A$17.77+0.2%N/A+13.6%$104.17M$14.40M0.00N/APositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.07-0.7%N/A-6.4%$412.05M$32.93M0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.40+0.5%N/A-7.9%$402.11M$35.87M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58-2.2%N/A+1.6%$344.64M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.11-0.1%N/A+2.3%$323.24M$17.51M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.02-0.9%N/A-2.3%$318.75M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsHCAIHuachen AI Parking Management TechnologyN/A$10.00+7.0%N/AN/A$315M$53.68M0.0073Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$6.20-1.3%N/A+3.2%$285.64M$28.89M0.00N/APMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.98-0.7%N/A-1.5%$277.66M$67.33M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$5.82-0.5%N/A-9.7%$277.22M$17.92M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDOGZDogness (International)0.6116 of 5 stars$21.75+19.5%N/A+90.9%$276.90M$20.26M0.00320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NQP Competitors MUA Competitors PPT Competitors RFI Competitors PMO Competitors HCAI Competitors RCS Competitors PMM Competitors OIA 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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