NYSE:PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) Stock Forecast, Price & News $7.93 +0.14 (+1.80%) (As of 06/2/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$7.75▼$8.1450-Day Range$7.32▼$8.3252-Week Range$7.25▼$10.42Volume54,016 shsAverage Volume26,107 shsMarket Capitalization$103.72 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield8.45%Price TargetN/A ProfileProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media About Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PFO) StockFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the financial services sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 10, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.Read More Receive PFO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PFO Stock News HeadlinesMay 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFinancial Analysis: Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PFO) vs. Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC)April 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.05 (NYSE:PFO)June 2, 2023 | Stansberry Research (Ad)Why 2023 Could Kick Off a "Cash Frenzy" in StocksBut the analyst who called the Lehman Collapse says to expect a "Cash Frenzy" instead.April 9, 2023 | thestreet.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund IncorporatedSeptember 19, 2022 | reuters.comFlaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund IncSeptember 15, 2022 | reuters.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund IncJuly 23, 2022 | seekingalpha.comFlaherty&Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund cuts dividend by 10%July 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comPFD, PFO, FFC, FLC and DFP Announce August and September DividendsJune 2, 2023 | Stansberry Research (Ad)Why 2023 Could Kick Off a "Cash Frenzy" in StocksBut the analyst who called the Lehman Collapse says to expect a "Cash Frenzy" instead.February 13, 2022 | nasdaq.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated (PFO)January 20, 2022 | seekingalpha.comFlaherty&Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund declares $0.067 dividendDecember 2, 2021 | investing.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Inc Oppty Fund Inc (PFO)January 27, 2021 | cnbc.comFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity FundSee More Headlines PFO Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PFO Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 5/31 Dividend5/22/2023Dividend Payable5/31/2023Today6/02/2023Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend7/21/2023Dividend Payable7/31/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Investment offices, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:PFO CUSIPN/A CIK882071 Webwww.preferredincome.com PhoneN/AFaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares13,080,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$103.72 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.77 Key ExecutivesMr. Donald Frasier Crumrine CFA (Age 75)Portfolio Mang. Mr. Bradford Sydenham Stone (Age 63)Portfolio Mang. Mr. Robert Eric Chadwick C.F.A. (Age 47)CFA, Portfolio Mang. Key CompetitorsNuveen Municipal Income FundNYSE:NMINuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundNYSE:NMTMFS Government Markets Income TrustNYSE:MGFThe Swiss Helvetia FundNYSE:SWZHigh Income Securities FundNYSE:PCFView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipBank of America Corp DEBought 1,398 shares on 5/12/2023Ownership: 0.195%UBS Group AGSold 14,826 shares on 5/12/2023Ownership: 0.121%Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.Bought 13,169 shares on 5/11/2023Ownership: 0.517%Cerity Partners LLCBought 20,131 shares on 5/11/2023Ownership: 0.154%Commonwealth Equity Services LLCSold 1,405 shares on 5/11/2023Ownership: 0.099%View All Institutional Transactions PFO Stock - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFO shares performed in 2023? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's stock was trading at $8.60 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, PFO shares have decreased by 7.8% and is now trading at $7.93. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800 shares, a drop of 18.3% from the April 30th total of 7,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. View Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's Short Interest. How often does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund declared a dividend on Thursday, April 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.047 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 7.14%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 22nd. Read our dividend analysis for PFO. Is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund a good dividend stock? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PFO) pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.78%. PFO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for PFO. What is Namit Halhotra's approval rating as Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's CEO? 2 employees have rated Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Chief Executive Officer Namit Halhotra on Glassdoor.com. Namit Halhotra has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees. What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's stock symbol? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PFO." Who are Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's major shareholders? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Private Advisor Group LLC (1.48%), D.A. Davidson & CO. (1.31%), Summit X LLC (0.74%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.52%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.19%) and SPC Financial Inc. (0.18%). How do I buy shares of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund? Shares of PFO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund's stock price today? One share of PFO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.93. How much money does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund make? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PFO) has a market capitalization of $103.72 million. This page (NYSE:PFO) was last updated on 6/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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