Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $11.09 +0.17 (+1.56%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.07 -0.02 (-0.18%) 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. CCAP, DSU, PEO, CION, ECC, RMT, IFN, TYG, MCI, and EVNShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Crescent Capital BDC BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit Royce Otc Micro India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Do analysts recommend CCAP or ECF? Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crescent Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is CCAP or ECF a better dividend stock? Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 140.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCAP or ECF? 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CCAP or ECF more profitable? Crescent Capital BDC has a net margin of 24.12% compared to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 10.55% beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crescent Capital BDC24.12% 10.55% 4.68% Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer CCAP or ECF? In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 2 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Crescent Capital BDC's score of 0.44 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 Crescent Capital BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 2 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 higher valuation & earnings, CCAP or ECF? Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrescent Capital BDC$197.36MN/A$73.65M$1.2013.28Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.74N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, CCAP or ECF? Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCrescent Capital BDC beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 13 of the 16 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. 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$151.74M$39.77B$12.61B$21.41BDividend Yield5.07%3.39%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/A16.17224.2227.37Price / Sales5.749.6730.8850.18Price / CashN/AN/A22.1224.54Price / BookN/AN/A2.294.55Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.45%0.54%0.42%0.55%1 Month Performance5.62%2.74%3.68%5.67%1 Year Performance26.96%9.90%543.58%15.62% 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$11.09+1.6%N/A+24.7%$151.74M$26.44M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.1491 of 5 stars$15.63+0.6%$17.25+10.4%-13.0%$579.25M$56.75M13.03N/AShort Interest ↑DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.59+0.0%N/A-2.6%$576.95MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.67+0.3%N/A-3.7%$569.49MN/A0.0018CIONCION Investment1.742 of 5 stars$10.87+1.3%$10.75-1.1%-12.4%$565.93M$1.66M-57.18N/APositive NewsEx-DividendECCEagle Point Credit3.3285 of 5 stars$7.24+2.8%$8.67+19.8%-22.8%$556.73M$179.77M65.78N/ARMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.18+0.4%N/A+7.9%$535.10MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$15.18-0.7%N/A-17.8%$471.49MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.91-0.1%N/A+19.4%$462.09MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.54+0.8%N/A+18.8%$437.26MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.44-0.6%N/A-3.0%$414.16MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crescent Capital BDC Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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