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Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
$6.44
$6.52
$5.97
$7.06
N/A0.7460,543 shs1,092 shs
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
$7.67
+0.4%
$7.79
$6.75
$8.47
$227.03M1.0831,476 shs1,301 shs
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
$5.32
+0.9%
$5.59
$4.32
$7.00
$149.86M1.2158,368 shs1,829 shs
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
$10.87
+0.6%
$10.90
$9.76
$11.25
N/A0.4230,006 shs668 shs
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
$6.96
+0.3%
$7.18
$6.11
$7.48
N/A0.5870,895 shs27,449 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
+1.10%-1.92%-0.46%-0.16%-7.74%
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
-0.39%-3.41%+0.39%+2.00%-6.37%
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
+0.19%-4.34%-5.70%-1.67%-6.87%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
+0.89%-0.32%-0.96%-1.05%-1.23%
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
+0.73%-2.66%-4.28%+0.73%+7.10%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A5/10/2024 (Estimated)
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
$0.558.54%+9.92%N/AN/A
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
$0.506.52%-3.10%N/A1 Years
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
$0.8816.54%N/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
$0.423.86%-20.17%N/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
$0.8111.64%+30.33%N/AN/A

Latest FT, JHS, GGT, FUND, and MSD Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/5/2024
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
monthly$0.04257.7%4/16/20244/17/20244/30/2024
3/18/2024
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
quarterly$0.2111.5%3/27/20243/28/20244/15/2024
3/7/2024
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
monthly$0.04257.8%3/18/20243/19/20243/28/2024
3/4/2024
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
quarterly$0.12866.4%3/13/20243/14/20243/28/2024
3/1/2024
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
quarterly$0.10953.8%3/8/20243/11/20243/28/2024
2/14/2024
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
Quarterly$0.2216.3%3/13/20243/14/20243/21/2024
2/7/2024
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
monthly$0.04257.9%2/16/20242/20/20242/29/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Franklin Universal Trust stock logo
FT
Franklin Universal Trust
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. stock logo
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/A29.60 million15.13 millionNot Optionable
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. stock logo
GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust
N/A28.17 million25.38 millionNot Optionable
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. stock logo
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable

FT, JHS, GGT, FUND, and MSD Headlines

SourceHeadline
Morgan Stanley Earnings Rise on Higher Investment-Banking RevenueMorgan Stanley Earnings Rise on Higher Investment-Banking Revenue
wsj.com - April 16 at 6:40 PM
Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and other bank earnings: Live coverage of latest resultsBank of America, Morgan Stanley and other bank earnings: Live coverage of latest results
marketwatch.com - April 16 at 1:39 PM
Morgan Stanley starts Solventum with Equal-weightMorgan Stanley starts Solventum with Equal-weight
investing.com - April 11 at 12:20 PM
Morgan Stanley Predicts Massive Investments in U.S. Metals and MiningMorgan Stanley Predicts Massive Investments in U.S. Metals and Mining
oilprice.com - April 8 at 3:47 PM
Morgan Stanley Nominates Former UK Financial Regulator to Its BoardMorgan Stanley Nominates Former UK Financial Regulator to Its Board
money.usnews.com - April 5 at 5:27 PM
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Completes Sale of World 50 to New Continuation Fund Investment VehicleMorgan Stanley Capital Partners Completes Sale of World 50 to New Continuation Fund Investment Vehicle
tmcnet.com - March 26 at 8:36 AM
Mutual fund flips boost Morgan Stanley ETFs to $1B in assetsMutual fund flips boost Morgan Stanley ETFs to $1B in assets
investmentnews.com - March 25 at 12:13 PM
Certain Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly DividendsCertain Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Dividends
finance.yahoo.com - March 18 at 9:01 PM
Morgan Stanley Expects Brent to Climb to $90/bbl by Summer 2024Morgan Stanley Expects Brent to Climb to $90/bbl by Summer 2024
money.usnews.com - March 18 at 10:49 AM
Digital assets custody firm hires former Morgan Stanley exec as CFODigital assets custody firm hires former Morgan Stanley exec as CFO
investmentnews.com - March 5 at 8:04 AM
Sunnova slumps as Morgan Stanley downgrades, seeing volatile short-term outlookSunnova slumps as Morgan Stanley downgrades, seeing volatile short-term outlook
msn.com - March 5 at 1:43 AM
Funds Return to Chinese Stocks, Morgan Stanley SaysFunds Return to Chinese Stocks, Morgan Stanley Says
bloomberg.com - March 5 at 1:43 AM
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. Common Stock (EDD)Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. Common Stock (EDD)
nasdaq.com - February 28 at 2:52 AM
Unilever stock drops as Morgan Stanley cuts rating to equivalent of sellUnilever stock drops as Morgan Stanley cuts rating to equivalent of sell
marketwatch.com - February 27 at 6:50 AM
Morgan Stanley Thinks This Fintech Stock Has 95% Upside in 2024Morgan Stanley Thinks This Fintech Stock Has 95% Upside in 2024
msn.com - February 15 at 7:16 AM
Morgan Stanley Sees Balanced Oil Market in 2024Morgan Stanley Sees Balanced Oil Market in 2024
marketwatch.com - February 12 at 3:04 PM
Morgan Stanley Seeks to Replicate Vanguard’s ETF Share Class to Its Existing Mutual FundsMorgan Stanley Seeks to Replicate Vanguard’s ETF Share Class to Its Existing Mutual Funds
coinspeaker.com - February 8 at 7:45 AM
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $147K to former broker running for officeMorgan Stanley ordered to pay $147K to former broker running for office
investmentnews.com - February 7 at 8:19 PM
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD)Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD)
finance.yahoo.com - January 30 at 12:00 PM
Western Digital Shares Hit 52-Week High on Morgan Stanley PlauditWestern Digital Shares Hit 52-Week High on Morgan Stanley Plaudit
marketwatch.com - January 22 at 2:08 PM
Morgan Stanley Q4 Earnings Preview: Diverse Revenue And Conservative Financial ApproachMorgan Stanley Q4 Earnings Preview: Diverse Revenue And Conservative Financial Approach
msn.com - January 15 at 2:01 PM
Morgan Stanley Promotes 155 Employees to Managing Director: SourceMorgan Stanley Promotes 155 Employees to Managing Director: Source
money.usnews.com - January 10 at 6:14 PM
Rate-sensitive REITs to see another leg higher amid Fed pause: Morgan StanleyRate-sensitive REITs to see another leg higher amid Fed pause: Morgan Stanley
msn.com - January 8 at 12:31 PM
US stock rally reliant on economic growth, says Morgan StanleyUS stock rally reliant on economic growth, says Morgan Stanley
investmentnews.com - January 8 at 7:30 AM

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Company Descriptions

Franklin Universal Trust logo

Franklin Universal Trust

NYSE:FT
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Sprott Focus Trust logo

Sprott Focus Trust

NASDAQ:FUND
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP. The fund is co-managed by Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Index. It was formerly known as Royce Focus Trust, Inc. Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. was formed on March 2, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust logo

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust

NYSE:GGT
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It invests in stocks, convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants of companies operating across global telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries. The fund also invests in companies participating in emerging technological advances in interactive services and products. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and MSCI World Free Index. It was formerly known as Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. was formed on November 15, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.
John Hancock Income Securities Trust logo

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

NYSE:JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Lehman Brothers Government/ Credit Bond Index. John Hancock Income Securities Trust was formed in February 14, 1973 and is domiciled in United States.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund logo

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund

NYSE:MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It primarily invests in debt securities of government and government-related issuers, of entities organized to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Index. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. was formed on May 6, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.