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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) Competitors

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$13.09 +0.03 (+0.23%)
Closing price 03:57 PM Eastern
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NFJ vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, BLSH, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, and CNOBP

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), Bullish (BLSH), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund vs. Its Competitors

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE:NFJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AtlanticusN/A N/A N/A
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund N/A N/A N/A

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Atlanticus$342.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund$131.40MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund and 1 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's score of 0.70 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus Positive
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Positive

Summary

Atlanticus and Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NFJ vs. The Competition

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MetricVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$1.29B$6.46B$21.26B
Dividend Yield0.07%4.39%4.16%3.51%
P/E RatioN/A655.2930.5329.31
Price / SalesN/A2,485.181,766.2969.12
Price / CashN/A60.62127.5023.86
Price / BookN/A1.395.275.36
Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$996.52M
7 Day Performance1.47%0.18%0.03%0.44%
1 Month Performance2.27%1.50%2.57%3.55%
1 Year Performance1.75%6.90%24.33%12.14%

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NFJ
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
N/A$13.09
+0.2%		N/A+1.6%$0.00$131.40M0.00104Dividend Announcement
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$23.30
+1.6%		N/A+5.0%$0.00$342.38M0.00330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.15
flat		N/A+182.7%$0.00N/A0.001,300
BOTJ
Bank of the James Financial Group
3.4301 of 5 stars		$14.25
+1.9%		N/A+16.4%$0.00$59.78M8.96160Positive News
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.16
+0.5%		N/A+184.1%$0.00$159.81M0.001,300Gap Up
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$19.70
+0.7%		N/A+2.7%$0.00$123.36M0.00250Positive News
BLSH
Bullish
N/A$58.65
-7.4%		N/AN/A$0.00$250.11B-1,160.10400Gap Down
CIFRW
Cipher Mining
N/A$1.03
-3.7%		N/A+48.1%$0.00$158.85M0.0010Gap Down
CCNEP
CNB Financial
N/A$24.79
+0.2%		N/A+4.9%$0.00$231.04M0.00760
CMPOW
CompoSecure
N/A$10.31
-5.2%		N/A+400.5%$0.00$267.82M0.00720High Trading Volume
CNOBP
ConnectOne Bancorp
N/A$23.57
+0.6%		N/A+15.9%$0.00$288.35M0.00520

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This page (NYSE:NFJ) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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