Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $10.72 -0.03 (-0.28%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.74 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 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 ECF vs. PEO, ECC, CION, RMT, IFN, TYG, EVN, MCI, MVF, and SARShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit CION Investment Royce Otc Micro India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Does the media prefer PEO or ECF? In the previous week, Adams Natural Resources Fund and Adams Natural Resources Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Adams Natural Resources Fund's score of 1.88 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adams Natural Resources 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 Ellsworth Growth and 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 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEO or ECF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdams Natural Resources FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.55N/AN/AN/A Is PEO or ECF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adams Natural Resources FundN/A N/A N/A Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, PEO or ECF? Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PEO or ECF? 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 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. Is PEO or ECF a better dividend stock? Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats Adams Natural Resources Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECF 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 ECF 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 ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$146.68M$38.71B$12.43B$21.05BDividend Yield5.30%3.47%5.55%3.56%P/E RatioN/A16.1619.6928.03Price / Sales5.559.3825.7957.07Price / CashN/AN/A21.7623.95Price / BookN/AN/A2.295.26Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance1.04%0.93%2.04%2.10%1 Month Performance3.08%3.54%1.35%0.99%1 Year Performance27.01%11.03%544.49%15.24% Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$10.72-0.3%N/A+27.8%$146.68M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.94-0.5%N/A-8.5%$550.38MN/A0.0018Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.2703 of 5 stars$7.00+1.6%$8.67+23.8%-30.0%$538.65M$179.77M-17.50N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionCIONCION Investment1.0226 of 5 stars$9.81+1.6%$11.00+12.1%-9.9%$516.89M$252.43M-33.83N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.45+0.1%N/A+6.2%$478.69M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑IFNIndia FundN/A$15.39-0.4%N/A-16.0%$477.95M$110.12M0.0021,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.38-0.4%N/A+21.8%$467.15MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.59+0.7%N/A-0.6%$420.03MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.35-1.6%N/A+17.2%$413.11MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.66+0.3%N/A-9.1%$401.67MN/A0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑SARSaratoga Investment0.9825 of 5 stars$24.93+1.8%$24.25-2.7%+14.4%$390.65M$148.85M10.093,211High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment 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:ECF) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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