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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Pasadena, United States | NYSE
9.36 USD +0.04 (0.429%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.36
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT

PFO shows a mixed picture for short-term traders. The recent price movement has been volatile, with a slight upward trend over the last few days, but the overall trend is neutral. The stock has a high dividend yield, indicating a strong income component, which could attract income-focused investors. However, the recent news highlights a potential near-term correction, suggesting caution for short-term traders. The fund's dividend payments are consistent, with a track record of regular payouts, which supports a moderate rating for dividend investors. Long-term investors may find the fund's fundamentals somewhat weak, given the declining revenue and earnings, which could affect long-term growth potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.022302
AutoETS0.022307
MSTL0.022662
AutoTheta0.024898

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.172
Excess Kurtosis -1.33
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 59.688
Revenue per Share 1.097
Market Cap 122,403,768
Trailing P/E 11.56
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 73.48%
Website https://www.preferredincome.com/pfo.htm

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.61% 7.33% 7.86% 8.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.055 0.611791
2026-02-20 0.055 0.575233
2026-01-23 0.055 0.582151
2025-12-23 0.084 0.912332
2025-11-20 0.053 0.580806
2025-10-24 0.051 0.547416
2025-09-23 0.051 0.541878
2025-08-22 0.051 0.574069
2025-07-24 0.051 0.582273
2025-06-23 0.051 0.589349
2025-05-23 0.051 0.602555
2025-04-23 0.051 0.626930
2025-03-24 0.051 0.595007
2025-02-21 0.051 0.601579
2025-01-24 0.051 0.605587
2024-12-23 0.084 1.011865
2024-11-21 0.051 0.622840
2024-10-24 0.049 0.581184
2024-09-23 0.049 0.579258
2024-08-23 0.049 0.616977
2024-07-24 0.048 0.631915
2024-06-21 0.048 0.646805
2024-05-22 0.048 0.657559
2024-04-22 0.046 0.655886
2024-03-20 0.046 0.635912
2024-02-21 0.046 0.647996
2024-01-23 0.045 0.636693
2023-12-20 0.045 0.661060
2023-11-21 0.045 0.694429
2023-10-23 0.045 0.766867
2023-09-21 0.045 0.721979
2023-08-23 0.045 0.706327
2023-07-21 0.047 0.722256
2023-06-22 0.047 0.728440
2023-05-22 0.047 0.747101
2023-04-20 0.050 0.762914
2023-03-23 0.050 0.793226
2023-02-17 0.050 0.662219
2023-01-23 0.056 0.747201
2022-12-21 0.056 0.791305
2022-11-21 0.056 0.759572
2022-10-21 0.056 0.851958
2022-09-22 0.060 0.860341
2022-08-23 0.060 0.788413
2022-07-21 0.066 0.852491
2022-06-22 0.066 0.945608
2022-05-20 0.066 0.899185
2022-04-21 0.067 0.825055
2022-03-23 0.067 0.802583
2022-02-17 0.067 0.819936
2022-01-21 0.067 0.745308
2021-12-22 0.087 0.949624
2021-11-19 0.067 0.729445
2021-10-21 0.067 0.717872
2021-09-22 0.067 0.704583
2021-08-23 0.067 0.714169
2021-07-22 0.067 0.705896
2021-06-22 0.067 0.706258
2021-05-20 0.067 0.726758
2021-04-22 0.068 0.730708
2021-03-23 0.068 0.738963
2021-02-18 0.068 0.745097
2021-01-21 0.068 0.764772
2020-12-22 0.088 0.958929
2020-11-19 0.068 0.794320
2020-10-22 0.068 0.828623
2020-09-22 0.068 0.819596
2020-08-21 0.068 0.831648
2020-07-23 0.064 0.817587
2020-06-22 0.064 0.855159
2020-05-21 0.064 0.860060
2020-04-22 0.063 0.893746
2020-03-23 0.063 1.339875
2020-02-20 0.063 0.737300
2020-01-23 0.063 0.765358
2019-12-20 0.090 1.142002
2019-11-20 0.063 0.814635
2019-10-23 0.063 0.804877
2019-09-20 0.063 0.816994
2019-08-22 0.063 0.807303
2019-07-23 0.063 0.825399
2019-06-20 0.063 0.877319
2019-05-22 0.063 0.876728
2019-04-22 0.063 0.910641
2019-03-21 0.063 0.903667
2019-02-20 0.063 0.893024
2019-01-23 0.063 0.897871
2018-12-20 0.066 1.105677
2018-11-21 0.066 0.958583
2018-10-23 0.066 0.958386
2018-09-20 0.066 0.955534
2018-08-23 0.066 0.934412
2018-07-23 0.066 1.033692
2018-06-21 0.066 1.066460
2018-05-22 0.066 1.067069
2018-04-20 0.066 1.062700
2018-03-21 0.066 1.069216
2018-02-20 0.066 1.051365
2018-01-23 0.069 1.076417
2017-12-20 0.069 1.046070
2017-11-21 0.069 1.022552
2017-10-23 0.069 1.020815
2017-09-21 0.069 1.024080
2017-08-22 0.069 1.043593
2017-07-20 0.073 1.048549
2017-06-21 0.073 1.071349
2017-05-19 0.073 1.083667
2017-04-19 0.073 1.133692
2017-03-22 0.073 1.165860
2017-02-16 0.073 1.177156
2017-01-20 0.073 1.181458
2016-12-20 0.090 1.561569
2016-11-18 0.073 1.321496
2016-10-20 0.073 1.255961
2016-09-21 0.073 1.209236
2016-08-22 0.073 1.142111
2016-07-20 0.073 1.140565
2016-06-21 0.073 1.207462
2016-05-19 0.073 1.245971
2016-04-20 0.073 1.229385
2016-03-21 0.073 1.268764
2016-02-18 0.073 1.364748
2016-01-20 0.073 1.480019
2015-12-21 0.073 1.431024
2015-11-18 0.073 1.418194
2015-10-21 0.073 1.413257
2015-09-21 0.073 1.503587
2015-08-20 0.073 1.488009
2015-07-22 0.073 1.468769
2015-06-19 0.073 1.389777
2015-05-19 0.073 1.309548
2015-04-21 0.073 1.246254
2015-03-20 0.073 1.275461
2015-02-18 0.073 1.311139
2015-01-21 0.073 1.335280
2014-12-19 0.073 1.344434
2014-11-18 0.073 1.409862
2014-10-22 0.073 1.474743
2014-09-19 0.073 1.538177
2014-08-20 0.073 1.505288
2014-07-22 0.073 1.454854
2014-06-19 0.073 1.454012
2014-05-20 0.073 1.455640
2014-04-21 0.073 1.483700
2014-03-20 0.073 1.538440
2014-02-19 0.073 1.598402
2014-01-22 0.073 1.662828
2013-12-19 0.146 3.491805
2013-11-19 0.073 1.750649
2013-10-22 0.073 1.791246
2013-09-19 0.073 1.806139
2013-08-21 0.073 1.843202
2013-07-22 0.073 1.697028
2013-06-19 0.073 1.697606
2013-05-22 0.073 1.469992
2013-04-19 0.073 1.475009
2013-03-19 0.073 1.545704
2013-02-19 0.073 1.521293
2013-01-22 0.073 1.556498
2012-12-19 0.190 4.446029
2012-11-20 0.075 1.776971
2012-10-22 0.076 1.689711
2012-09-19 0.076 1.724489
2012-08-22 0.076 1.718276
2012-07-20 0.076 1.761148
2012-06-20 0.076 1.872080
2012-05-21 0.076 1.869876
2012-04-19 0.076 1.895904
2012-03-21 0.076 1.912239
2012-02-17 0.076 1.756790
2012-01-20 0.076 1.865370
2011-12-20 0.121 3.140810
2011-11-18 0.076 2.119135
2011-10-20 0.076 2.082639
2011-09-21 0.076 2.093390
2011-08-22 0.076 2.205061
2011-07-20 0.074 1.984389
2011-06-21 0.074 2.058748
2011-05-19 0.074 2.029624
2011-04-19 0.074 2.194557
2011-03-22 0.074 2.197614
2011-02-16 0.074 2.230683
2011-01-20 0.074 2.307690
2010-12-21 0.104 3.450622
2010-11-18 0.073 2.363915
2010-10-20 0.073 2.357776
2010-09-21 0.073 2.228824
2010-08-20 0.073 2.272101
2010-07-21 0.066 2.238323
2010-06-21 0.066 2.311772
2010-05-19 0.066 2.223413
2010-04-21 0.058 1.921590
2010-03-22 0.058 1.973902
2010-02-17 0.058 2.227703
2010-01-20 0.058 2.260612
2009-12-21 0.058 2.351355
2009-11-18 0.050 2.328648
2009-10-21 0.050 2.332133
2009-09-21 0.050 2.433194
2009-08-20 0.050 2.657975
2009-07-22 0.050 2.740396
2009-06-19 0.050 2.891651
2009-05-19 0.050 3.229875
2009-04-21 0.050 3.783477
2009-03-20 0.050 4.646171
2009-02-18 0.050 3.858812
2009-01-21 0.050 4.039947
2008-12-19 0.050 4.568982
2008-11-20 0.055 8.296820
2008-11-05 0.055 4.712883
2008-09-19 0.061 4.125058
2008-08-20 0.068 3.766653
2008-07-22 0.068 3.448167
2008-06-19 0.068 2.961704
2008-05-20 0.068 2.831806
2008-04-21 0.068 3.059976
2008-03-19 0.068 3.148318
2008-02-20 0.068 2.784009
2008-01-22 0.068 2.606639
2007-12-19 0.068 3.168171
2007-11-20 0.068 2.820469
2007-10-22 0.068 2.710436
2007-09-19 0.068 2.737887
2007-08-22 0.068 2.828694
2007-07-20 0.065 2.431643
2007-06-20 0.065 2.500669
2007-05-21 0.065 2.343020
2007-04-19 0.065 2.345841
2007-03-21 0.065 2.313298
2007-02-16 0.065 2.347660
2007-01-22 0.065 2.386850
2006-12-19 0.065 2.405137
2006-11-20 0.065 2.379067
2006-10-20 0.065 2.514247
2006-09-20 0.065 2.498429
2006-08-22 0.065 2.571900
2006-07-20 0.065 2.660864
2006-06-21 0.065 2.778218
2006-05-22 0.065 2.865103
2006-04-19 0.065 2.796415
2006-03-22 0.065 2.629607
2006-02-16 0.071 2.731254
2006-01-20 0.071 2.707869
2005-12-20 0.071 3.110220
2005-11-21 0.071 2.997962
2005-10-20 0.071 2.977426
2005-09-21 0.071 2.699358
2005-08-22 0.071 2.641002
2005-07-20 0.071 2.738936
2005-06-21 0.071 2.852697
2005-05-20 0.071 2.778367
2005-04-20 0.071 2.955947
2005-03-22 0.076 3.211210
2005-02-16 0.076 2.841879
2005-01-20 0.076 2.912494
2004-12-21 0.121 4.659613
2004-11-19 0.076 2.899707
2004-10-20 0.076 2.941456
2004-09-21 0.076 2.936067
2004-08-20 0.076 3.038249
2004-07-21 0.076 3.184125
2004-06-21 0.076 3.220509
2004-05-19 0.076 3.199656
2004-04-21 0.076 3.129219
2004-03-22 0.076 2.835307
2004-02-18 0.076 2.841947
2004-01-21 0.076 2.901659
2003-12-22 0.106 4.212646
2003-11-18 0.073 3.037446
2003-10-22 0.073 3.305662
2003-09-19 0.073 3.376314
2003-08-20 0.073 3.404682
2003-07-22 0.073 3.436156
2003-06-19 0.073 3.350052
2003-05-21 0.073 3.465345
2003-04-21 0.073 3.243252
2003-03-20 0.073 3.400112
2003-02-19 0.073 3.416693
2003-01-22 0.073 3.417579
2002-12-23 0.180 8.938184
2002-11-20 0.073 3.811724
2002-10-22 0.073 4.088148
2002-09-19 0.073 3.649002
2002-08-21 0.073 3.626392
2002-07-22 0.073 3.737217
2002-06-19 0.073 3.728747
2002-05-22 0.068 3.639314
2002-04-19 0.068 3.720259
2002-03-19 0.068 3.700718
2002-02-19 0.068 3.660108
2002-01-22 0.068 3.650596
2001-12-20 0.136 7.661072
2001-11-20 0.068 3.784163
2001-10-22 0.068 3.966957
2001-09-19 0.068 4.099285
2001-08-22 0.068 4.161612
2001-07-20 0.068 4.149253
2001-06-20 0.068 4.393273
2001-05-22 0.068 4.408904
2001-04-19 0.068 4.270811
2001-03-21 0.068 4.365158
2001-02-16 0.068 4.429916
2001-01-22 0.068 4.507581
2000-12-19 0.068 4.821753
2000-11-20 0.068 5.079228
2000-10-20 0.068 5.016596
2000-09-20 0.068 5.151769
2000-08-22 0.068 5.154278
2000-07-20 0.068 5.224860
2000-06-21 0.068 5.297383
2000-05-22 0.068 5.518298
2000-04-18 0.068 5.236113
2000-03-22 0.068 5.377448
2000-02-17 0.068 5.452093
2000-01-20 0.068 5.118520
1999-12-21 0.580 46.839076
1999-11-19 0.071 5.410473
1999-10-20 0.071 5.644718
1999-09-21 0.071 5.152726
1999-08-20 0.071 5.362229
1999-07-21 0.071 5.219928
1999-06-21 0.071 5.310357
1999-05-19 0.068 5.234058
1999-04-21 0.068 5.092458
1999-03-22 0.065 4.869995
1999-02-17 0.068 5.041228
1999-01-20 0.065 4.696312
1998-12-22 0.810 57.049559
1998-11-18 0.068 5.107588
1998-10-21 0.068 4.984207
1998-09-21 0.068 4.938310
1998-08-20 0.068 5.087156
1998-07-22 0.068 5.064290
1998-06-19 0.068 4.993146
1998-05-19 0.068 5.220178
1998-04-21 0.068 5.170881
1998-03-20 0.068 5.097889
1998-02-18 0.068 5.174688
1998-01-21 0.068 5.227666
1997-12-22 0.324 25.540688
1997-11-18 0.073 5.816582
1997-10-22 0.073 5.849912
1997-09-19 0.073 5.912732
1997-08-20 0.073 6.097370
1997-07-22 0.073 6.011673
1997-06-19 0.073 6.200706
1997-05-20 0.073 6.367451
1997-04-21 0.073 6.613084
1997-03-19 0.073 6.514327
1997-02-19 0.073 6.554201
1997-01-22 0.073 6.884174
1996-12-23 0.280 26.573763
1996-11-19 0.074 6.823412
1996-10-22 0.074 7.323473
1996-09-19 0.074 7.539505
1996-08-21 0.074 7.504711
1996-07-22 0.074 7.727502
1996-06-19 0.074 8.058326
1996-05-21 0.074 8.213286
1996-04-19 0.069 7.620243
1996-03-21 0.069 7.762465
1996-02-20 0.069 7.721406
1996-01-22 0.069 7.772480
1995-12-19 0.069 7.731244
1995-11-20 0.074 8.107228
1995-10-20 0.074 8.115765
1995-09-20 0.074 8.079554
1995-08-22 0.074 8.225468
1995-07-20 0.074 8.781439
1995-06-21 0.074 8.340572
1995-05-17 0.078 8.953395
1995-04-17 0.078 9.339389
1995-03-20 0.078 9.637936
1995-02-14 0.078 9.710064
1995-01-18 0.078 9.666641
1994-12-16 0.082 10.894722
1994-11-16 0.082 10.710176
1994-10-18 0.078 10.288029
1994-09-19 0.078 9.411553
1994-08-18 0.078 9.165540
1994-07-18 0.078 9.332089
1994-06-17 0.078 9.293975
1994-05-17 0.078 9.460723
1994-04-18 0.073 9.016260
1994-03-18 0.073 8.592424
1994-02-14 0.073 8.553485
1994-01-18 0.073 8.428398
1993-12-17 0.080 9.388194
1993-11-16 0.080 8.638222
1993-10-18 0.080 8.296148
1993-09-17 0.080 8.344257
1993-08-18 0.080 8.470093
1993-07-19 0.080 8.598087
1993-06-17 0.080 8.648407
1993-05-17 0.080 8.619216
1993-04-19 0.080 8.669657
1993-03-18 0.080 9.053084
1993-02-12 0.080 9.284410
1993-01-15 0.080 9.252627
1992-12-17 0.560 65.790728
1992-11-16 0.082 9.766105
1992-10-19 0.082 9.646085
1992-09-17 0.082 9.795737
1992-08-18 0.082 9.763794
1992-07-20 0.082 9.914177
1992-06-17 0.082 10.463726
1992-05-15 0.082 10.635720
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.65
dividendYield 6.9
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.645
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06920601
lastDividendValue 0.055
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-04-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.084982514
Address1 301 East Colorado Boulevard
Address2 Suite 800
All Time High 15.18
All Time Low 1.04
Ask 9.5
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 30,947
Average Volume 30,947
Average Volume10Days 19,240
Beta 0.792
Bid 9.35
Bid Size 700
Book Value 10.326
City Pasadena
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.36
Current Ratio 3.442
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 9.4191
Day Low 9.29
Debt To Equity 59.688
Display Name Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund
Dividend Date 1,556,582,400
Dividend Rate 0.65
Dividend Yield 6.9
Earnings Growth -0.135
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.135
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,049,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,753,700,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.81
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 626 795 0269
Fifty Day Average 9.3386
Fifty Day Average Change 0.021399498
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0022915103
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.498251
Fifty Two Week High 9.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.53999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05454545
Fifty Two Week Low 8.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3499994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16853926
Fifty Two Week Range 8.01 - 9.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 697,386,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.07
Free Cashflow 4,715,173
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 14,339,617
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.34258
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,077,326
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.055
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary 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, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 122,403,768
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6184510
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 10,537,414
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 122,403,771
Open 9.33
Operating Cashflow 8,462,111
Operating Margins 0.86983
Payout Ratio 0.7558
Phone 626 795 7300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 9.36
Post Market Time 1,776,464,821
Previous Close 9.32
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9064497
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.536056
Profit Margins 0.73485
Quick Ratio 3.344
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.04
Regular Market Change Percent 0.429184
Regular Market Day High 9.4191
Regular Market Day Low 9.29
Regular Market Day Range 9.29 - 9.4191
Regular Market Open 9.33
Regular Market Previous Close 9.32
Regular Market Price 9.36
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 49,967
Return On Assets 0.03624
Return On Equity 0.07865
Revenue Growth -0.011
Revenue Per Share 1.097
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 13,077,326
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0029
Shares Short 11,848
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,112
Short Name Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred I
Short Ratio 1.75
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol PFO
Total Debt 80,600,000
Total Revenue 14,339,617
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.645
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06920601
Trailing Eps 0.81
Trailing P E 11.555555
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.4536
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.09360027
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009901019
Type Disp Equity
Volume 49,967
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Zip 91,101-1911