GCV vs. TPVG, MHN, NCA, DSM, IIF, TWN, MMT, TDF, MXF, and MFM
Should you be buying The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund include TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), The Mexico Fund (MXF), and MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund vs. Its Competitors
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC had 1 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC and 1 mentions for The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a consensus target price of $6.79, suggesting a potential downside of 5.93%. Given TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is more favorable than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC received 160 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.07% of users gave The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund an outperform vote while only 54.91% of users gave TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC an outperform vote.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a net margin of 9.01% compared to The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's net margin of 0.00%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's return on equity of 16.86% beat The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's return on equity.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.6%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays out 129.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC beats The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GCV) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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