PCM vs. TYG, KTF, HQL, MCI, SOR, PPT, MIY, MHN, PMO, and ASG
Should you be buying PCM Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PCM Fund include Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Source Capital (SOR), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
PCM Fund (NYSE:PCM) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, PCM Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PCM Fund and 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat PCM Fund's score of 0.47 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
10.3% of PCM Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PCM Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PCM Fund has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PCM Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%.
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure received 56 more outperform votes than PCM Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.10% of users gave PCM Fund an outperform vote while only 69.43% of users gave Tortoise Energy Infrastructure an outperform vote.
Summary
PCM Fund and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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