IFN vs. MUJ, PEO, VGM, VKQ, VMO, DSU, MYD, NXP, VCV, and MVF
Should you be buying The India Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The India Fund include BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (NYSE:MUJ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, The India Fund had 8 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The India Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. The India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that The India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The India Fund received 15 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund an outperform vote.
The India Fund has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%.
Summary
The India Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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