Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO)
| Market Value | 125.81M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 14.42M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 12.04M |
| Shares Out | 13.08M |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.92 |
| PE Ratio | 10.41 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $0.63 (6.55%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Volume | 29,871 |
| Open | 9.57 |
| Previous Close | 9.59 |
| Day's Range | 9.55 - 9.68 |
| 52-Week Range | 8.01 - 9.90 |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About PFO
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the financial services sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 10, ... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2024, PFO's revenue was $14.30 million, an increase of 4.43% compared to the previous year's $13.69 million. Earnings were $23.49 million, an increase of 1387.33%.
Financial StatementsNews
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