GCV vs. JOF, AEF, MMT, BKT, IIF, MVT, TDF, NPV, BKN, and MXF
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 Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), and The Mexico Fund (MXF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund vs.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund and 2 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's score of 0.47 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund received 86 more outperform votes than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%.
23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GCV) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff