Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (HERZ) Competitors $2.40 +0.01 (+0.42%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HERZ vs. MSD, BANX, ECF, JHS, GGT, NAZ, KF, CXE, GECC, 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), Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), The Korea Fund (KF), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE), Great Elm Capital Group (GECC), 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 Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund John Hancock Income Securities Trust Gabelli Multimedia Trust Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund The Korea Fund MFS High Income Municipal Trust Great Elm Capital Group John Hancock Investors Trust Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (NASDAQ:HERZ) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders believe in MSD or HERZ? 15.7% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MSD or HERZ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A Herzfeld Credit Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings & valuation, MSD or HERZ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is MSD or HERZ a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.6%. Which has more risk and volatility, MSD or HERZ? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herzfeld Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MSD or HERZ? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Herzfeld Credit Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Neutral SummaryHerzfeld Credit Income Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 4 of the 4 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. Email Address 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$37.57M$148.59M$6.49B$9.58BDividend Yield19.46%9.07%4.18%4.09%P/E RatioN/A1.0314.4226.05Price / SalesN/A10.061,797.23116.07Price / CashN/AN/A127.2058.48Price / BookN/AN/A5.136.61Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.23B$265.56M7 Day Performance-3.23%0.05%0.84%1.98%1 Month Performance3.00%0.53%2.47%1.33%1 Year Performance6.67%0.63%24.89%21.15% Herzfeld Credit Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HERZHerzfeld Credit Income FundN/A$2.40+0.4%N/A+4.8%$37.57MN/A0.00N/AGap UpMSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.44-0.2%N/A-3.5%$151.12MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$20.57+0.8%N/A+5.7%$145.39MN/A0.0015,600Positive NewsECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$10.58+0.1%N/A+25.1%$144.77M$26.44M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.42-0.3%N/A+0.1%$143.99MN/A0.00N/AGGTGabelli Multimedia TrustN/A$4.22+0.1%N/A-15.1%$140.44MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementNAZNuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.88+1.2%N/A+0.3%$136.15MN/A0.00N/AKFThe Korea FundN/A$27.57-0.8%N/A+6.7%$134.36MN/A0.00N/ACXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.59-0.1%N/A-8.2%$133.76MN/A0.00147,000Ex-DividendGECCGreat Elm Capital Group3.5113 of 5 stars$10.94-0.1%N/A+10.6%$126.67M$39.32M7.01N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.09+0.1%N/A+3.3%$123.04MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSD Competitors BANX Competitors ECF Competitors JHS Competitors GGT Competitors NAZ Competitors KF Competitors CXE Competitors GECC 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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