Which has better earnings and valuation, AEF or PCF?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund $197.03M 1.93 N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is AEF or PCF more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SOR or PCF?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Source Capital N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SOR or PCF more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Source Capital N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, EVN or PCF?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is EVN or PCF more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate PCF or VALU?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score High Income Securities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Value Line 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, PCF or VALU?

Value Line has higher revenue and earnings than High Income Securities Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Value Line $33.45M 12.30 $21.63M $2.11 20.80

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCF or MCI?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is PCF or MCI more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets High Income Securities Fund N/A N/A N/A Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A

High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Competitors

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PCF vs. AEF, SOR, EVN, VALU, and MCI

Should you buy High Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? High Income Securities Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), Source Capital (SOR), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Value Line (VALU), and Barings Corporate Investors (MCI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) and High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than High Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 1 mentions for High Income Securities Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Positive
High Income Securities Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$197.03M	1.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%.

73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats High Income Securities Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Source Capital?

Source Capital (NYSE:SOR) and High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Source Capital and Source Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Source Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled High Income Securities Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Source Capital	Neutral
High Income Securities Fund	Neutral

Source Capital has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

13.2% of Source Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Source Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%.

Summary

High Income Securities Fund beats Source Capital on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	Positive
High Income Securities Fund	Neutral

Summary

High Income Securities Fund beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Value Line?

High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Value Line has higher revenue and earnings than High Income Securities Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Value Line	$33.45M	12.30	$21.63M	$2.11	20.80

Value Line has a net margin of 60.27% compared to High Income Securities Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Value Line's return on equity of 18.43% beat High Income Securities Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Value Line	60.27%	18.43%	13.14%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Income Securities Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Value Line had 2 more articles in the media than High Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Value Line and 1 mentions for High Income Securities Fund. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
High Income Securities Fund	Neutral
Value Line	Very Positive

16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Value Line pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Value Line has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Summary

Value Line beats High Income Securities Fund on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) and Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors had 1 more articles in the media than High Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors and 1 mentions for High Income Securities Fund. High Income Securities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barings Corporate Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
High Income Securities Fund	Neutral
Barings Corporate Investors	Neutral

High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

High Income Securities Fund beats Barings Corporate Investors on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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Metric	High Income Securities Fund	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$94.52M	$5.13B	$13.10B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	13.86%	7.62%	6.08%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	N/A	30.04	24.72	28.60
Price / Sales	N/A	1,149.08	478.56	14.91
Price / Cash	N/A	47.58	45.13	37.72
Price / Book	N/A	3.48	2.71	4.72
Net Income	N/A	$415.02M	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.90%	-0.37%	-0.52%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-7.67%	-1.64%	-2.39%	-2.93%
1 Year Performance	-18.77%	9.27%	10.29%	9.26%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PCF High Income Securities Fund	N/A	$5.07 +0.4%	N/A	-19.8%	$94.52M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	$9.45 -1.2%	N/A	+43.6%	$383.68M	$197.03M	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SOR Source Capital	N/A	$45.33 +0.2%	N/A	+0.8%	$373.07M	$64.83M	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
EVN Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	$9.32 +0.4%	N/A	-15.5%	$371.37M	$38.33M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease High Trading Volume
VALU Value Line	2.3122 of 5 stars	$39.45 -2.2%	N/A	+10.9%	$370.04M	$33.45M	18.70	106	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down

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PCF vs. AEF, SOR, EVN, VALU, and MCI

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How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Value Line?

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How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

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High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Competitors

PCF vs. AEF, SOR, EVN, VALU, and MCI

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Does the media favor AEF or PCF?

Which has better earnings and valuation, AEF or PCF?

Which has more volatility & risk, AEF or PCF?

Is AEF or PCF a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEF or PCF?

Is AEF or PCF more profitable?

Summary

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Source Capital?

Does the media prefer SOR or PCF?

Which has more volatility and risk, SOR or PCF?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SOR or PCF?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SOR or PCF?

Is SOR or PCF more profitable?

Is SOR or PCF a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Is EVN or PCF more profitable?

Is EVN or PCF a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation & earnings, EVN or PCF?

Which has more volatility and risk, EVN or PCF?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EVN or PCF?

Does the media favor EVN or PCF?

Summary

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Value Line?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PCF or VALU?

Is PCF or VALU more profitable?

Do analysts rate PCF or VALU?

Which has more volatility and risk, PCF or VALU?

Does the media refer more to PCF or VALU?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCF or VALU?

Is PCF or VALU a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does High Income Securities Fund compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

Is PCF or MCI a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCF or MCI?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PCF or MCI?

Does the media favor PCF or MCI?

Which has more volatility and risk, PCF or MCI?

Is PCF or MCI more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

PCF vs. The Competition

High Income Securities Fund Competitors List

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