NFJ vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, CNOBP, and CORZZ
Should you be buying Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP), and Core Scientific (CORZZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund vs. Its Competitors
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE:NFJ) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atlanticus and 0 mentions for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund. Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Atlanticus' score of 1.24 indicating that Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.
Summary
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund and Atlanticus tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:NFJ) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
