GCV vs. CEV, DTF, EEA, CEE, JEQ, NXC, BCV, SSSS, NMI, and NMT
Should you be buying The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund include Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF), The European Equity Fund (EEA), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE), Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ), Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC), Bancroft Fund (BCV), SuRo Capital (SSSS), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), and Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (NYSE:GCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.
35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund received 86 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust had 3 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund. The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.67 indicating that Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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