High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TYG or PCF?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TYG or PCF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	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 TYG or PCF a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%.

Does the media prefer TYG or PCF?

In the previous week, High Income Securities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for High Income Securities Fund and 0 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. High Income Securities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that High Income Securities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Neutral
High Income Securities Fund	Positive

Is TYG or PCF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Income Securities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TYG or PCF?

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

High Income Securities Fund beats Tortoise Energy Infrastructure on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.