Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT) Competitors

DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is DNP or RVT more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, DNP or RVT?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, DNP or RVT?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor DNP or RVT?

In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Small-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 1 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.77 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select Income Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Royce Small-Cap Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DNP or RVT?

8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust 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.

Is DNP or RVT a better dividend stock?

DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%.

Summary

Royce Small-Cap Trust beats DNP Select Income Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.