Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Competitors

Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer GAB or DNP?

In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust and 2 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.77 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Equity Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
DNP Select 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 better earnings and valuation, GAB or DNP?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, GAB or DNP?

Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GAB or DNP?

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by company 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.

Is GAB or DNP a better dividend stock?

Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%.

Is GAB or DNP more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.