PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is ADX or PHK more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADX or PHK?

PIMCO High Income Fund received 29 more outperform votes than Adams Diversified Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.56% of users gave PIMCO High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 53.09% of users gave Adams Diversified Equity Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 146 53.09%	Underperform Votes 129 46.91%
PIMCO High Income Fund	Outperform Votes 175 70.56%	Underperform Votes 73 29.44%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADX or PHK?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ADX or PHK?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ADX or PHK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ADX or PHK?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ADX or PHK a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

Does the media refer more to ADX or PHK?

In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund and 2 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. PIMCO High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's score of 0.86 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PIMCO High Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.