Do analysts recommend GLAD or PFO?

Gladstone Capital presently has a consensus price target of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.91%. Given Gladstone Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

Which has better earnings and valuation, GLAD or PFO?

Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Gladstone Capital $89.12M 4.91 $58.11M $2.06 9.40 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFO or EVN?

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 Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is PFO or EVN more profitable?

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFO or MCI?

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 Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is PFO or MCI more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PFO or AEF?

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 Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund $197.03M 2.03 N/A N/A N/A

Is PFO or AEF more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOR or PFO?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Source Capital N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SOR or PFO more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Source Capital N/A N/A N/A Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Competitors

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PFO vs. GLAD, EVN, MCI, AEF, and SOR

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 Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and Source Capital (SOR). 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 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Capital	$89.12M	4.91	$58.11M	$2.06	9.40
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.82 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	Positive
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral

Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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 raised 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 presently has a consensus price target of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.91%. Given Gladstone Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

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 Capital	50.48%	9.67%	5.00%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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?

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

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.97 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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	Very Positive

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/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, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%.

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
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

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

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
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%.

In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Barings Corporate Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral
Barings Corporate Investors	Positive

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by 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.

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, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Barings Corporate Investors beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$197.03M	2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%.

In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Positive

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, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

In the previous week, Source Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Source Capital and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund. Source Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Source Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Source Capital	Neutral
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Neutral

13.2% of Source Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 77.0% of Source Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Source Capital has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%.

Summary

Source Capital beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$116.35M	$5.34B	$13.70B	$23.03B
Dividend Yield	7.35%	7.50%	5.95%	3.62%
P/E Ratio	N/A	29.97	25.32	28.43
Price / Sales	N/A	1,217.47	512.26	21.40
Price / Cash	N/A	47.85	30.08	19.33
Price / Book	N/A	3.54	2.73	4.73
Net Income	N/A	$417.39M	$1.31B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.86%	1.34%	0.55%	-0.04%
1 Month Performance	-1.50%	-1.13%	-0.07%	-3.43%
1 Year Performance	-10.02%	4.63%	9.06%	8.45%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	$8.90 +0.1%	N/A	-9.6%	$116.35M	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLAD Gladstone Capital	3.32 of 5 stars	$19.33 -0.5%	$21.67 +12.1%	-18.3%	$436.67M	$89.12M	9.38	65
EVN Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	$10.13 -0.1%	N/A	-8.1%	$403.96M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	$18.98 -0.7%	N/A	-12.0%	$390.13M	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	$9.51 +0.2%	N/A	+54.1%	$386.12M	$197.03M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down

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PFO vs. GLAD, EVN, MCI, AEF, and SOR

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO) Competitors

PFO vs. GLAD, EVN, MCI, AEF, and SOR

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, GLAD or PFO?

Which has more volatility & risk, GLAD or PFO?

Does the media refer more to GLAD or PFO?

Is GLAD or PFO a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend GLAD or PFO?

Is GLAD or PFO more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GLAD or PFO?

Summary

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

Does the media prefer PFO or EVN?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PFO or EVN?

Is PFO or EVN more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, PFO or EVN?

Is PFO or EVN a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFO or EVN?

Summary

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFO or MCI?

Is PFO or MCI a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor PFO or MCI?

Is PFO or MCI more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PFO or MCI?

Which has more volatility and risk, PFO or MCI?

Summary

How does Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Is PFO or AEF more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PFO or AEF?

Is PFO or AEF a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer PFO or AEF?

Which has more risk and volatility, PFO or AEF?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PFO or AEF?

Summary

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

Does the media prefer SOR or PFO?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOR or PFO?

Which has more volatility & risk, SOR or PFO?

Is SOR or PFO more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOR or PFO?

Is SOR or PFO a better dividend stock?

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