Gabelli Utility Competition

Funds . USA . 
Fund . Gabelli Utility Closed
GUT Fund  USD 6.16  0.04  0.65%   
For benchmarking purposes, Gabelli Utility Closed is compared with Royce Micro, BlackRock Limited, BlackRock Utility, CRM MID, and First Trust and related companies. Return on equity for Gabelli Utility looks different when stacked against the top and bottom of its peer set.

Pair Correlation for Gabelli Utility and NATIONWIDE MID View

Poor diversification
The correlation between Gabelli Utility and NATIONWIDE MID is 0.74, which Macroaxis classifies as Poor diversification for the selected horizon. Lower overlap tends to improve diversification, while higher overlap means both positions carry similar risk.
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While mean reversion in Gabelli Utility is a statistically observable tendency, it operates on uncertain timelines. Mean reversion signals in Gabelli Utility's arise when prices disconnect from earnings, book value, or historical multiples. Mean reversion in Gabelli Utility is more reliable over longer time horizons than shorter ones. In highly covered equities like Gabelli Utility, the mean reversion window tends to be shorter.
Sentiment
Range
LowSentimentHigh
5.056.157.25
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowIntrinsicHigh
5.026.127.22
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Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
4.966.077.17
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowerMiddle BandUpper
5.936.106.27
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This analysis measures Gabelli Utility's competitive standing across key financial and valuation dimensions. Relative margins, returns, and growth rates indicate whether Gabelli Utility's valuation reflects competitive positioning. Relative performance on margins and returns indicates whether the current valuation premium or discount is justified. Competitive standing on returns, margins, and growth relative to peers frames Gabelli Utility's current market pricing.

Gabelli Utility Competition Correlation Matrix

Reviewing how Gabelli Utility Closed moves relative to competing funds can show whether peer exposure is reducing portfolio risk or simply repeating the same market bet. The useful question is whether competitors are behaving like true alternatives or simply tracking the same sector move with different volatility.

High positive correlations

RSIGX
+ 0.99
GUBGX
GMXAX
+ 0.96
GMXRX
GUBGX
+ 0.94
CRMMX
RSIGX
+ 0.94
CRMMX
GMXAX
+ 0.94
CRMMX
GMXRX
+ 0.93
CRMMX
  

High negative correlations

DPG
- 0.27
BLW
BLW
- 0.0
RMT

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Gabelli Utility Fund can look attractive on recent price action while risk efficiency lags the peer group. Without risk-adjusted context, short-term returns may appear stronger than the volatility required to achieve them would suggest. These indicators are quantitative in nature and measure volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across different positions.

Gabelli Utility Competitive Analysis

Investors comparing Gabelli Utility with Royce Micro, BlackRock Limited, and BlackRock Utility should look beyond headline numbers to profitability and valuation. Gabelli Utility reports 8.2 M in revenue at a 451.4 M market cap. The company converts revenue to profit at a 5367.00% rate and delivers 119.00% on shareholder equity. Valuation multiples differ: Gabelli Utility at 79.22x P/E versus Royce Micro at 3.27x, suggesting different growth expectations. On the bottom line, Gabelli Utility retains 5367.00% while BlackRock Limited manages 77.62%. Revenue tilts toward BlackRock Utility at 111.6 M compared with 8.2 M.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Peers    View Performance Chart
GUT RMT BLW BUI CRMMX FTHY DPG
 0.65 
6.16
Gabelli Utility
 0.59 
13.75
Royce Micro
 0.16 
12.85
BlackRock
 0.50 
27.74
BlackRock
 1.93 
24.29
CRM MID
 0.15 
13.55
First Trust
 1.34 
14.69
Duff
Market Volatility
(90 Days Market Risk)
Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Market Performance
(90 Days Performance)
Contained
Balanced
Weak
Soft
Soft
Weak
Moderate
Odds of Financial Distress
(Probability Of Bankruptcy)
Below Average
Low
Low
Low
Below Average
Low
Below Average
Current Valuation
(Equity Enterprise Value)
Aligned With Model
Below Model Estimate
Aligned With Model
Aligned With Model
Aligned With Model
Aligned With Model
Below Model Estimate
Buy or Sell Analysis
(Average Analysts Consensus)
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Trade Advice
(90 Days Macroaxis Advice)
Strong Hold
Strong Buy
Strong Hold
Hold
Strong Hold
Hold
Strong Buy
Return On Asset TTM
0.62
-0.0023
0.04
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Asset TTM
N/A
651.74 M
851.53 M
591.85 M
111.04 M
739.28 M
N/A
Net Income TTM
276.53 K
87.76 M
46.88 M
103.51 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Debt TTM
7.2 K
20 M
292.48 M
10.16 K
N/A
157 M
N/A
Retained Earnings TTM
N/A
177.02 M
-100.39 M
181.55 M
N/A
-114.7 M
N/A
Net Asset
N/A
651.74 M
851.53 M
591.85 M
251.55 M
739.28 M
N/A
Current Ratio TTM
1.08 X
1.36 X
0.16 X
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Price To Book TTM
1.72 X
1.13 X
0.93 X
1.16 X
2.51 X
0.91 X
N/A
Current Valuation
578.33 M
735.5 M
788.49 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Five Year Return
9.12 %
7.81 %
7.11 %
6.54 %
6.57 %
N/A
12.69 %
One Year Return
28.29 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.02 %
N/A
32.86 %
Cash And Equivalents TTM
539.47 K
126.64 K
449.63 K
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number Of Employees
17
19
26
9
1
3
17
Cash Position Weight
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.07 %
N/A
N/A
Equity Positions Weight
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
97.94 %
N/A
N/A
Shares Outstanding
63.35 M
53.48 M
39.08 M
24.52 M
N/A
36.77 M
37.99 M
Three Year Return
15.36 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.65 %
N/A
20.44 %
Debt To Equity TTM
N/A
0.05 %
0.61 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annual Yield
0.01 %
0.06 %
0.11 %
0.06 %
0.0006 %
0.11 %
0.02 %
Trailing Beta
0.7
1.17
0.6
0.53
N/A
N/A
1.05
Return On Equity TTM
1.19
0.15
0.0887
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Profit Margin TTM
53.67
17.82
0.78
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number Of Shares Shorted
600.86 K
81.63 K
124.12 K
94.86 K
N/A
76.43 K
239.15 K
Price To Sales TTM
54.59 X
145.30 X
8.26 X
6.55 X
2.11 X
13.03 X
N/A
Minimum Initial Investment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.5 K
N/A
N/A
Book Value Per Share TTM
4.11 X
11.79 X
13.90 X
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Last Dividend Paid
0.6
0.79
1.36
N/A
0.09
N/A
1.4
Shares Owned By Institutions
9.64 %
37.30 %
29.31 %
18.14 %
N/A
64.54 %
11.67 %
EBITDA TTM
N/A
88.52 M
61.32 M
103.51 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
Price To Earnings TTM
79.22 X
3.27 X
12.60 X
5.48 X
11.76 X
27.08 X
10.32 X
Gross Profit TTM
8.81 M
4.92 M
60.41 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Market Capitalization TTM
451.38 M
715.54 M
498.72 M
683.44 M
N/A
496.44 M
572.92 M
Earnings Per Share
-0.35 X
1.66 X
1.22 X
4.50 X
N/A
1.03 X
1.23 X
Short Ratio TTM
3.95 X
0.61 X
0.68 X
0.70 X
N/A
0.68 X
2.58 X
Operating Margin TTM
44.85
-0.56
0.91
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cash Per Share TTM
0.01 X
N/A
0.01 X
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shares Owned By Insiders
1.26 %
0.21 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.09 %
Revenue TTM
8.18 M
44.12 M
57.29 M
111.59 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cash Flow From Operations TTM
N/A
-2.89 M
38.21 M
-6.6 M
N/A
N/A
N/A
Year To Date Return
15.09 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.94 %
N/A
20.57 %
Ten Year Return
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
9.46 %
N/A
N/A
Day Typical Price
6.16
13.72
12.84
27.74
24.29
13.54
14.74
Accumulation Distribution
0.0081
0.0058
0.0016
N/A
N/A
0.0015
1424.47
Market Facilitation Index
0.05
0.08
0.02
N/A
N/A
0.02
0.0
Daily Balance Of Power
0.8
1.0
1.0
N/A
N/A
1.0
-0.91
Period Momentum Indicator
0.04
0.08
0.02
-0.14
0.46
0.02
-0.20
Rate Of Daily Change
1.01
1.01
1.0
0.99
1.02
1.0
0.99
Day Median Price
6.17
13.71
12.84
27.74
24.29
13.54
14.77
Price Action Indicator
0.015
0.08
0.02
-0.07
0.23
0.02
-0.18
Relative Strength Index
55.7
69.24
49.78
54.88
57.52
51.58
55.03
Coefficient Of Variation
1373.91
451.58
-1,367
3118.49
2214.54
-3,607
578.08
Mean Deviation
0.7608
1.13
0.4801
0.8899
1.05
0.4319
0.7487
Jensen Alpha
0.0658
0.3072
-0.07
0.0288
0.0403
-0.03
0.1488
Total Risk Alpha
0.0585
0.3024
-0.08
0.0191
0.0384
-0.03
0.1427
Sortino Ratio
0.052
0.1858
N/A
0.0143
0.0329
N/A
0.1385
Downside Variance
1.32
2.74
N/A
2.57
1.69
N/A
1.06
Standard Deviation
1.1
1.48
0.7876
1.34
1.39
0.5723
0.9387
Kurtosis
3.21
0.0474
8.72
6.8
0.4138
1.7
0.3404
Potential Upside
2.04
2.63
0.7843
1.53
2.4
0.8352
1.45
Treynor Ratio
0.1736
0.3024
-0.15
0.0793
0.0423
-0.07
0.4263
Maximum Drawdown
5.52
6.95
4.35
9.31
5.4
3.13
4.29
Variance
1.2
2.19
0.6203
1.79
1.92
0.3276
0.8811
Market Risk Adjusted Performance
0.1836
0.3124
-0.14
0.0893
0.0523
-0.06
0.4363
Risk Adjusted Performance
0.0714
0.217
-0.07
0.0337
0.0466
-0.03
0.1665
Skewness
-0.05
-0.37
0.4676
-1.47
0.2543
0.5536
-0.38
Semi Deviation
0.9597
1.33
N/A
1.48
1.25
N/A
0.7973
Information Ratio
0.0546
0.208
-0.1
0.0172
0.0308
-0.06
0.1518
Value At Risk
-1.60
-2.30
-1.05
-1.72
-2.06
-0.90
-1.27
Expected Short fall
-0.91
-1.18
N/A
-0.89
-1.17
N/A
-0.81
Downside Deviation
1.15
1.66
N/A
1.6
1.3
N/A
1.03
Semi Variance
0.921
1.77
N/A
2.18
1.57
N/A
0.6357

Gabelli Utility Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze Gabelli Utility Against Peers

Gabelli Utility's peer analysis compares Gabelli Utility with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This establishes whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:
  • Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
  • Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
  • Check valuation dispersion: Review whether Gabelli Utility trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
  • Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
  • Document the thesis: Record where Gabelli Utility leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.
Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

Gabelli Utility trades at a lower forward P/E than peers despite similar earnings growth, which may reflect differences in perceived risk or growth durability. Sector and peer comparisons can improve selection when multiple related names appear investable.

Gabelli Utility Closed data is compiled from fund disclosures and market reference feeds and standardized for comparability.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Rifka Kats, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board
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