Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Competitors

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) and Royce Otc Micro (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, PFO or RMT?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Otc Micro has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PFO or RMT a better dividend stock?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Royce Otc Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%.

Does the media refer more to PFO or RMT?

In the previous week, Royce Otc Micro had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Royce Otc Micro and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Royce Otc Micro's score of -0.50 indicating that Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Positive
Royce Otc Micro	Negative

Which has better valuation & earnings, PFO or RMT?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Otc Micro	$66.96M	7.06	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is PFO or RMT more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Otc Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFO or RMT?

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Royce Otc Micro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Otc Micro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Royce Otc Micro beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.