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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Competitors

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PFO vs. APXT, GLAD, EVN, VLOS, and CCAP

Should you buy Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Apex Technology Acquisition (APXT), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), M3-Brigade Acquisition V (VLOS), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Apex Technology Acquisition?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) and Apex Technology Acquisition (NASDAQ:APXT) 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.

In the previous week, Apex Technology Acquisition had 5 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Apex Technology Acquisition and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Apex Technology Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Apex Technology Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Apex Technology Acquisition
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Apex Technology AcquisitionN/AN/A-$60.72MN/AN/A

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apex Technology Acquisition has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Apex Technology Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Apex Technology Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Apex Technology Acquisition's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A N/A N/A
Apex Technology Acquisition N/A -750.42%-10.63%

Summary

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund and Apex Technology Acquisition tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Gladstone Capital?

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Gladstone Capital pays out 87.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Gladstone Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Capital$53.19M8.61$58.11M$2.069.83
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Gladstone Capital currently has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.94%. Given Gladstone Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gladstone Capital is more favorable than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gladstone Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Capital Very Positive
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Neutral

Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 50.48% compared to Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.67% beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gladstone Capital50.48% 9.67% 5.00%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gladstone Capital beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

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

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to M3-Brigade Acquisition V?

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:PFO) and M3-Brigade Acquisition V (NASDAQ:VLOS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
M3-Brigade Acquisition VN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled M3-Brigade Acquisition V'saverage media sentiment score.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M3-Brigade Acquisition V has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A N/A N/A
M3-Brigade Acquisition V N/A N/A N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
M3-Brigade Acquisition V
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund beats M3-Brigade Acquisition V on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

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

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $13.10, suggesting a potential upside of 22.77%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Crescent Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Crescent Capital BDC$167.29M2.35$34.51M-$0.09N/A

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 8 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Crescent Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Crescent Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Neutral
Crescent Capital BDC Positive

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out -1,511.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Capital BDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Crescent Capital BDC's net margin of -2.02%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.02% beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A N/A N/A
Crescent Capital BDC -2.02%9.02%3.82%

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PFO vs. The Competition

MetricFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$118.64M$5.69B$13.97B$23.99B
Dividend Yield7.19%7.39%5.88%3.72%
P/E RatioN/A32.3026.5329.78
Price / SalesN/A1,210.61512.3816.78
Price / CashN/A48.1530.4019.75
Price / BookN/A3.762.844.81
Net IncomeN/A$417.39M$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance0.78%0.62%0.03%-1.00%
1 Month Performance-0.64%2.18%2.29%1.44%
1 Year Performance-2.63%5.83%10.53%12.69%

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
N/A$9.07
+0.1%
N/A-3.0%$118.64MN/AN/AN/A
APXT
Apex Technology Acquisition
0.3936 of 5 stars
$10.11
flat
N/A-38.1%$450.50MN/AN/AN/A
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.1897 of 5 stars
$19.74
-0.5%
$21.67
+9.8%
-24.7%$445.93M$89.12M9.5870
EVN
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
N/A$10.77
-0.3%
N/A+2.2%$429.40MN/AN/AN/A
VLOS
M3-Brigade Acquisition V
N/A$11.29
+5.2%
N/A+2.1%$405.74MN/AN/AN/A

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