High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Competitors $6.29 +0.01 (+0.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.31 +0.02 (+0.32%) As of 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 PCF vs. RMT, TYG, MVF, EVN, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, and KTFShould you be buying High Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of High Income Securities Fund include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. High Income Securities Fund vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking. Does the media favor RMT or PCF? In the previous week, High Income Securities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for High Income Securities Fund and 0 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. High Income Securities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Royce Micro-Cap Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that High Income Securities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust Neutral High Income Securities Fund Positive Is RMT or PCF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Micro-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, RMT or PCF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in RMT or PCF? 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RMT or PCF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.56N/AN/AN/AHigh Income Securities Fund$19.13M6.15N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RMT or PCF? High Income Securities Fund received 19 more outperform votes than Royce Micro-Cap Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.25% of users gave Royce Micro-Cap Trust an outperform vote while only 62.13% of users gave High Income Securities Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% High Income Securities FundOutperform Votes10562.13% Underperform Votes6437.87% Is RMT or PCF a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust and High Income Securities Fund tied by winning 5 of the 10 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$117.72M$6.92B$11.47B$19.30BDividend Yield11.57%6.79%5.44%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4234.53Price / Sales6.1521.8627.6234.83Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.882.774.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.94%-0.81%-0.23%-1.74%1 Month Performance5.71%3.74%6.11%7.50%1 Year Performance-6.54%0.27%536.61%4.15% High Income Securities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.29+0.2%N/A-6.0%$117.72M$19.13M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.81flatN/A-11.0%$446.51M$66.96M0.00N/ATYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$41.41-0.1%N/A+16.2%$445.78M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.77-0.4%N/A-6.6%$410.14M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.33flatN/A-0.2%$409.76M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.10+0.9%N/A+9.9%$387.71M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.4315 of 5 stars$24.59+0.8%$24.580.0%+4.1%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211Positive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.63flatN/A-8.9%$368.95M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88-0.7%N/A-3.5%$366.27M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.46+1.1%N/A-10.4%$359.75M$86.69M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.08-1.2%N/A-5.9%$355.69M$35.07M0.00N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RMT Competitors TYG Competitors MVF Competitors EVN Competitors MCI Competitors SAR Competitors MYN Competitors LEO Competitors HQL Competitors KTF 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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