Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) Competitors $12.64 +0.06 (+0.44%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.61 -0.03 (-0.20%) As of 08/8/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NFJ vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, CNOBP, and CORZZShould 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 Atlanticus Aurora Acquisition Bank of the James Financial Group Better Home & Finance Bridgewater Bancshares Cipher Mining CNB Financial CompoSecure ConnectOne Bancorp Core Scientific Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE:NFJ) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is NFJ or ATLCP a better dividend stock? Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Which has better earnings & valuation, NFJ or ATLCP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund$131.40MN/AN/AN/AN/AAtlanticus$316.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is NFJ or ATLCP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundN/A N/A N/A Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor NFJ or ATLCP? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 1 more articles in the media than Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 0.00 equaled Atlanticus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Neutral Atlanticus Neutral SummaryAtlanticus beats Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NFJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NFJ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NFJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.29B$6.32B$20.64BDividend Yield0.07%4.41%4.19%3.67%P/E RatioN/A22.5114.2728.40Price / SalesN/A2,547.711,845.7855.99Price / CashN/A60.70127.2323.21Price / BookN/A1.442.264.33Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$996.14M7 Day Performance1.08%0.75%1.71%1.97%1 Month Performance0.36%0.69%2.52%-0.84%1 Year Performance1.24%7.86%25.95%14.34% Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFJVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundN/A$12.64+0.4%N/A+1.6%$0.00$131.40M0.00104Short Interest ↑ATLCPAtlanticusN/A$21.97-0.2%N/A+0.6%$0.00$316.89M0.00330News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAURCWAurora AcquisitionN/A$0.13flatN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,300BOTJBank of the James Financial Group2.9731 of 5 stars$13.81+1.1%N/A+8.2%$0.00$59.78M9.46160Earnings ReportBETRWBetter Home & FinanceN/A$0.13-0.2%N/AN/A$0.00$136.90M0.001,300News CoverageBWBBPBridgewater BancsharesN/A$19.78-0.6%N/A+7.8%$0.00$123.36M0.00250News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCIFRWCipher MiningN/A$1.16-11.8%N/A-42.4%$0.00$152.09M0.0010News CoverageNegative NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownCCNEPCNB FinancialN/A$24.95-0.9%N/A+7.2%$0.00$231.04M0.00760Positive NewsCMPOWCompoSecureN/A$6.17-5.1%N/A+673.9%$0.00$376.39M0.00720Gap UpCNOBPConnectOne BancorpN/A$23.38-0.1%N/A+16.0%$0.00$270.12M0.00520Positive NewsCORZZCore ScientificN/A$13.20-3.8%N/A+41.7%$0.00$410.91M0.00200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Competitors Aurora Acquisition Competitors Bank of the James Financial Group Competitors Better Home & Finance Competitors Bridgewater Bancshares Competitors Cipher Mining Competitors CNB Financial Competitors CompoSecure Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors Core Scientific Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NFJ) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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