Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $10.29 +0.03 (+0.29%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ECF vs. IFN, CION, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, and LEOShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include India Fund (IFN), CION Investment (CION), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Its Competitors India Fund CION Investment ROYCE OTC MICRO Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IFN or ECF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.33N/AN/AN/A Is IFN or ECF a better dividend stock? India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Is IFN or ECF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets India FundN/A N/A N/A Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, IFN or ECF? India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IFN or ECF? 10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer IFN or ECF? In the previous week, India Fund and India Fund both had 1 articles in the media. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's score of -0.37 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment India Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats India Fund on 4 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$140.80M$37.13B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield5.51%3.54%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/A15.0520.0228.09Price / Sales5.339.3825.6838.30Price / CashN/AN/A21.6822.53Price / BookN/AN/A2.284.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.38%0.87%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance3.31%1.98%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance23.68%7.62%538.58%15.06% 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$10.29+0.3%N/A+24.7%$140.80M$26.44M0.00N/ANews CoverageIFNIndia FundN/A$16.56-0.2%N/A-7.2%$515.22MN/A0.0021,000CIONCION Investment1.7138 of 5 stars$9.55+0.4%$11.00+15.2%-20.8%$501.06M$252.43M-33.07N/ANews CoverageRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.18+0.1%N/A+4.0%$464.76MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.82+2.3%N/A+23.3%$461.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.58+1.6%N/A+17.1%$431.35MN/A0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.28+0.3%N/A+0.9%$406.59MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.57+0.5%N/A-8.9%$394.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.7511 of 5 stars$24.78+0.4%$24.25-2.1%+11.2%$379.20M$148.85M12.163,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.82+0.3%N/A-8.7%$368.99MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.83+0.1%N/A-2.3%$362.53MN/A0.00147,000Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies India Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors ROYCE OTC MICRO Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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