Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC) Competitors $17.90 -0.10 (-0.56%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.81 -0.09 (-0.50%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LRFC vs. EMF, BKN, FT, MPV, OXSQ, DHF, VBF, VPV, INSI, and SPEShould you be buying Logan Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Logan Ridge Finance include Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), Franklin Universal Trust (FT), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF), Invesco Bond Fund (VBF), Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV), Insight Select Income Fund (INSI), and Special Opportunities Fund (SPE). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Logan Ridge Finance vs. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Franklin Universal Trust Barings Participation Investors Oxford Square Capital BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Invesco Bond Fund Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Insight Select Income Fund Special Opportunities Fund Logan Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:LRFC) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, LRFC or EMF? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Logan Ridge Finance. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLogan Ridge Finance$5.26M9.04-$2.48M-$0.05-358.00Templeton Emerging Markets Fund$28.87M6.69N/AN/AN/A Is LRFC or EMF a better dividend stock? Logan Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Logan Ridge Finance pays out -2,880.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor LRFC or EMF? In the previous week, Logan Ridge Finance and Logan Ridge Finance both had 1 articles in the media. Logan Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Logan Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Logan Ridge Finance Very Positive Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Negative Do insiders and institutionals believe in LRFC or EMF? 30.9% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LRFC or EMF? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund received 126 more outperform votes than Logan Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Templeton Emerging Markets Fund an outperform vote while only 15.38% of users gave Logan Ridge Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLogan Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes215.38%Underperform Votes1184.62% Templeton Emerging Markets FundOutperform Votes12869.57% Underperform Votes5630.43% Which has more volatility & risk, LRFC or EMF? Logan Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LRFC or EMF more profitable? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Logan Ridge Finance's net margin of -16.43%. Logan Ridge Finance's return on equity of 3.69% beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Logan Ridge Finance-16.43% 3.69% 1.63% Templeton Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryLogan Ridge Finance beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Logan Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LRFC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 LRFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLogan Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$47.54M$1.02B$11.11B$7.92BDividend Yield8.00%12.32%5.77%4.22%P/E Ratio-14.2112.6322.1018.54Price / Sales9.0410.6326.31103.35Price / CashN/A14.7017.6034.62Price / Book0.540.922.674.25Net Income-$2.48M$96.63M$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.38%-0.38%0.77%1.25%1 Month Performance-17.89%-7.40%-0.17%3.76%1 Year Performance-19.72%-11.72%538.56%5.28% Logan Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LRFCLogan Ridge Finance1.5082 of 5 stars$17.90-0.6%N/A-19.3%$47.54M$5.26M-14.211Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$12.63+0.0%N/A+7.6%$191.56M$28.87M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsBKNBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A$10.81-0.6%N/A-9.0%$190.37M$4.23M0.00N/AFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.36+1.0%N/A+13.1%$184.97M$34.97M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$17.09-0.7%N/A+8.0%$181.48M$18.78M0.00900Short Interest ↑News CoverageOXSQOxford Square Capital1.1729 of 5 stars$2.55flatN/A-21.1%$177.96M$9.96M-25.50N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑DHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.42-0.8%N/A+6.5%$176.02M$33.52M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementVBFInvesco Bond FundN/A$15.39+0.2%N/A+1.5%$175.72M$19.14M0.00N/AVPVInvesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.83+0.4%N/A+0.5%$175.66M$23.01M0.00N/AINSIInsight Select Income FundN/A$16.23-1.1%N/A+0.4%$173.82MN/A0.0059High Trading VolumeSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$14.46-0.2%N/A+16.5%$161.65M$37.11M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMF Competitors BKN Competitors FT Competitors MPV Competitors OXSQ Competitors DHF Competitors VBF Competitors VPV Competitors INSI Competitors SPE 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:LRFC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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