PEO vs. RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and HQH
Should you be buying Adams Natural Resources Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adams Natural Resources Fund include Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Adams Natural Resources Fund vs. Its Competitors
Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) and Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Royce Small-Cap Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Adams Natural Resources Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust and 0 mentions for Adams Natural Resources Fund. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Adams Natural Resources Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%.
Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Royce Small-Cap Trust beats Adams Natural Resources Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PEO) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
