Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) carries a Roarable Rating of D- (Sell) with 41/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.
As of 2026-11-03, Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (NYSE: GCV) is rated D- (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 41/100 at a spot price of $3.92 (0.00% 1D, market cap $74.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 9/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, GCV ranks #907 in composite RQD confidence.
Within the Financials sector (Finance/Investors Services), GCV carries a Roarable D- (41/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GLV (Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund of) holds a D- grade (43/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $73.3M) and CEV (Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust) posts a D+ grade (54/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $73.3M). Among the 5-stock peer group, GCV leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while GCV leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).
For Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity and sector rank #907 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
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Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9
SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.1% FCF Margin ($2.1M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin
Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-16 pts vs max)
While GCV currently carries a cautious 41/100 (D-) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.
Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.
Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($4.24) and Max Pain ($4.12) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $5.04.
Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) slipped 0.00% to $3.92, trading at 10% of its 52-week range ($3.82 – $4.8). Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (steady margins) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Across 1097 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) ranks #907 by composite RQD confidence (41/100, grade D-) and #994 by equity capitalization ($74.6M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, GCV leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while GCV leads on capital efficiency and profitability with — ROIC and — gross margin. CEV currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 54/100 (D+) compared with GCV at 41/100 (D-).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCV
ACTIVE
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. | D- | 41/100 | — | — | — | 0.00% | $74.6M | Benchmark Subject |
| GLV Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund of | D- | 43/100 | — | — | — | 0.00% | $73.3M | /glv-vs-gcv → |
| CEV Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust | D+ | 54/100 | — | — | — | +0.58% | $73.3M | /cev-vs-gcv → |
| EIC Eagle Point Income Company of | D | 44/100 | — | — | — | +1.14% | $78.4M | /eic-vs-gcv → |
| RFM RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund Inc. | D | 48/100 | — | — | — | +0.52% | $82.2M | /rfm-vs-gcv → |
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) operates in Finance/Investors Services (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $74.6M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.
As of 2026-11-03, Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (NYSE: GCV) is rated D- (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 41/100 at a spot price of $3.92 (0.00% 1D, market cap $74.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 9/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, GCV ranks #907 in composite RQD confidence.
Within the Financials sector (Finance/Investors Services), GCV carries a Roarable D- (41/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GLV (Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund of) holds a D- grade (43/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $73.3M) and CEV (Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust) posts a D+ grade (54/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $73.3M). Among the 5-stock peer group, GCV leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while GCV leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).
For Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity and sector rank #907 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
GCV last traded at $3.92 (0.00% on volume of 48,395 shares), positioning the stock -7.55% below its 50-day simple moving average ($4.24) and -11.91% below its 200-day simple moving average ($4.45). Across its 52-week range of $3.82 to $4.80, GCV sits at the 10.2% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 37.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.1% ($3.76 to $4.08).
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 41/100, corresponding to a D- letter grade (Roarable Sell) at a spot price of $3.92 (0.00% 1D, market capitalization $74.6M).
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (GCV) is a NYSE-listed operating company in the Finance/Investors Services industry (Financials sector) with an equity market capitalization of $74.6M. The business operates with a gross margin of 0%, an operating margin of 0%, and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 0% (free cash flow yield of 0%). Within the Finance/Investors Services peer group, investor evaluation centers on operating leverage, unit margin durability, and capital allocation efficiency across market cycles.
Sector: Financials; industry: Finance/Investors Services. Upstream and downstream dependencies, sector correlations, and second-order bottlenecks are — The only sector context offered is the beta of 1.0 per the market data, indicating market-aligned movement.
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Long GCV at $3.92 targeting $5.17. Forensic balance sheet scores 13/20 with Altman Z 2.5, Piotroski F 6/9, and Debt/Equity 0.5, the strongest pillar in the rating.. Institutional whale score is 3/20 and the risk/reward vs. the $3.82 52-week low is skewed heavily in favor of bulls.
Both sides have a point here — GCV's 13/20 balance sheet score keeps downside contained, so the real swing factor next earnings call is backlog and FCF conversion.
Here is the bear case nobody on the bull side wants to address on GCV: Cash engine and institutional flow are weak, with ROIC and FCF yield at 0% and whale 13F flow scoring only 4/20.. At current EV/EBITDA multiples, even a small guidance miss in Finance/Investors Services triggers a 12-15% air pocket.
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