Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (HERZ) Competitors $2.43 -0.01 (-0.41%) As of 09/19/2025 03:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HERZ vs. MSD, BANX, JHS, GGT, KF, CXE, NAZ, GECC, PFO, and JHIShould you be buying Herzfeld Credit Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund include Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), The Korea Fund (KF), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), Great Elm Capital Group (GECC), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO), and John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund ArrowMark Financial John Hancock Income Securities Trust Gabelli Multimedia Trust The Korea Fund MFS High Income Municipal Trust Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund Great Elm Capital Group Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund John Hancock Investors Trust Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (NASDAQ:HERZ) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals believe in HERZ or MSD? 15.7% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, HERZ or MSD? Herzfeld Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HERZ or MSD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Herzfeld Credit Income FundN/A N/A N/A Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer HERZ or MSD? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Herzfeld Credit Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 2 mentions for Herzfeld Credit Income Fund. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.04 indicating that Herzfeld Credit Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Herzfeld Credit Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is HERZ or MSD a better dividend stock? Herzfeld Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HERZ or MSD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund$16.77M9.27N/AN/AN/A SummaryHerzfeld Credit Income Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herzfeld Credit Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HERZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HERZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart HERZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHerzfeld Credit Income FundInvestment Trusts & Mutual Funds IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$41.09M$159.26M$6.41B$10.46BDividend Yield19.14%9.05%4.31%4.57%P/E RatioN/A1.031,772.0126.86Price / SalesN/A13.071,360.15125.79Price / CashN/AN/A49.0231.15Price / BookN/AN/A2.086.42Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.23B$271.73M7 Day Performance-0.41%0.08%0.97%2.82%1 Month Performance1.25%0.47%2.22%6.60%1 Year Performance6.11%1.47%34.24%28.60% Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HERZHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/A$2.43-0.4%N/A+6.1%$41.09MN/A0.00N/AMSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.54+0.2%N/A-5.2%$152.54M$16.77M0.00N/ABANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$21.93+2.5%N/A+7.6%$152.42MN/A0.0015,600Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.69+0.9%N/A+0.7%$145.49MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.36+0.1%N/A-15.5%$145.11MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeKFThe Korea FundN/A$29.68-1.0%N/A+33.2%$144.90M$10.18M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.72+0.3%N/A-7.1%$138.41M$1.82M0.00147,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNAZNuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.70-0.5%N/A-0.2%$136.38MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGECCGreat Elm Capital Group1.7694 of 5 stars$11.08-1.9%N/A+13.5%$130.60M$24.41M7.10N/AHigh Trading VolumePFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.64+0.5%N/A+3.6%$125.41M$12.70M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.34+1.2%N/A+3.1%$123.91MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSD Competitors BANX Competitors JHS Competitors GGT Competitors KF Competitors CXE Competitors NAZ Competitors GECC Competitors PFO Competitors JHI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HERZ) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA New Way to Double Your Retirement Income?Bloomberg reports that a new class of investments is “entering a golden era,” with yields fueling a retail boo...Investors Alley | SponsoredWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... This is the ONLY OneThis Crypto Could Thrive as Global Tensions Rise Right as capital begins to rotate back into crypto, my top...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... In turn, enfo...Angel Publishing | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will…The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. Now, the man who called Nvi...The Oxford Club | SponsoredIRS Wants Another Check on Sept 15th—What If You Could Keep It Instead?On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Herzfeld Credit Income Fund With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Free HERZ Stock Alerts