High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Competitors $6.42 +0.02 (+0.23%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.42 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 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 PCF vs. IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, MVF, HQL, JOF, LEO, and MYNShould you be buying High Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of High Income Securities Fund include India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. High Income Securities Fund vs. Its Competitors India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniVest Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) and India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer PCF or IFN? In the previous week, India Fund had 3 more articles in the media than High Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for India Fund and 2 mentions for High Income Securities Fund. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment High Income Securities Fund Negative India Fund Positive Which has more risk and volatility, PCF or IFN? High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCF or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHigh Income Securities Fund$20.02M6.01N/AN/AN/AIndia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCF or IFN? 16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PCF or IFN a better dividend stock? High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Is PCF or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets High Income Securities FundN/A N/A N/A India Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryHigh Income Securities Fund beats India Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get High Income Securities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCF 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 PCF 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 PCF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHigh Income Securities FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$119.97M$3.91B$12.54B$20.90BDividend Yield11.29%6.47%5.55%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6328.00Price / Sales6.0149.5826.7355.83Price / CashN/A17.9021.8523.77Price / BookN/A1.132.285.26Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance0.78%0.53%1.22%1.80%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.74%1.36%1.74%1 Year Performance-3.67%1.71%539.10%13.36% High Income Securities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.43+0.2%N/A-3.8%$119.97M$20.02M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑IFNIndia FundN/A$15.35+0.1%N/A-16.7%$476.74MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.07+0.1%N/A+20.5%$463.86MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.80+0.8%N/A+12.5%$422.14MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.63flatN/A-1.6%$421.69MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑SARSaratoga Investment0.9736 of 5 stars$25.31+0.1%$24.25-4.2%+12.2%$403.69M$148.85M10.253,211MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.67-0.4%N/A-9.8%$401.97MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑HQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.31+0.8%N/A-10.5%$384.29MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↓JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.50+0.8%N/A+34.8%$369.81MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88-0.6%N/A-7.6%$365.95MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.44-0.1%N/A-10.5%$361.65MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFN Competitors TYG Competitors MCI Competitors EVN Competitors SAR Competitors MVF Competitors HQL Competitors JOF Competitors LEO Competitors MYN 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:PCF) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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