Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DNP or GAB?

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

Is DNP or GAB more profitable?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DNP or GAB?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DNP or GAB?

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

Does the media prefer DNP or GAB?

In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust and 1 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select 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
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)	Very Positive

Is DNP or GAB a better dividend stock?

DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

Summary

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