Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.71 -0.04 (-0.41%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.72 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 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 ECF vs. CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MVF, EVN, MCI, MYN, LEO, and KTFShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include CION Investment (CION), The India Fund (IFN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. CION Investment The India Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals DWS Municipal Income Trust CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Is CION or ECF a better dividend stock? CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.1%. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CION or ECF? CION Investment has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more 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 analysts rate CION or ECF? CION Investment currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CION Investment is more favorable than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CION Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, CION or ECF? CION Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCION Investment-$2.97M-169.67$95.31M-$0.29-32.95Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.03N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in CION or ECF? 32.0% of CION Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of CION Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community favor CION or ECF? CION Investment received 4 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCION InvestmentOutperform Votes426.67% Underperform Votes1173.33% Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/A Is CION or ECF more profitable? CION Investment has a net margin of 31.21% compared to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. CION Investment's return on equity of 11.49% beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CION Investment31.21% 11.49% 5.04% Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor CION or ECF? In the previous week, CION Investment and CION Investment both had 3 articles in the media. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's score of 0.83 indicating that CION Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CION Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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) Positive SummaryCION Investment beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 11 of the 15 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 {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 ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$132.86M$6.92B$11.51B$19.39BDividend Yield5.47%6.78%5.46%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.5234.27Price / Sales5.0321.7927.3334.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.61%-0.50%0.30%-1.33%1 Month Performance13.17%4.90%8.67%9.79%1 Year Performance18.56%-0.20%537.82%3.27% 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$9.71-0.4%N/A+19.3%$132.86M$26.44M0.00N/ADividend IncreaseCIONCION Investment2.6443 of 5 stars$9.58+2.1%$11.00+14.9%-19.9%$507.79M$45.95M6.51N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$16.18+3.5%N/A-6.1%$502.33M$110.12M0.0021,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.76+4.0%N/A-8.4%$443.97M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$40.59+1.2%N/A+18.1%$436.95M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.86-0.5%N/A-4.2%$413.45M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.46+0.5%N/A+2.3%$412.54M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.18-4.5%N/A+7.9%$389.23M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.72-0.4%N/A-7.9%$373.94M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.92-0.8%N/A-2.6%$368.76M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.18flatN/A-4.6%$359.61M$35.07M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CION Investment Competitors The India Fund Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors DWS 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 5/21/2025 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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