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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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%.

Which has stronger earnings & 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 risk & volatility, GAB or DNP?

Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% 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.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GAB or DNP?

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer GAB or DNP?

In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust and Gabelli Equity Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.44 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	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)	Positive

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats DNP Select Income Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.