Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors $16.63 +0.02 (+0.12%) As of 10:05 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RAND vs. EMF, NPV, BKN, HYB, FT, DHF, MPV, VPV, VBF, and OXSQShould you be buying Rand Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rand Capital include Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), The New America High Income Fund (HYB), Franklin Universal Trust (FT), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV), Invesco Bond Fund (VBF), and Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Rand Capital vs. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust The New America High Income Fund Franklin Universal Trust BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Barings Participation Investors Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Bond Fund Oxford Square Capital Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EMF or RAND? Rand Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Emerging Markets Fund$30.48M6.67N/AN/AN/ARand Capital$9.61M5.14$6.53M$3.175.25 Is EMF or RAND more profitable? Rand Capital has a net margin of 154.01% compared to Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.60% beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Templeton Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A Rand Capital 154.01%6.60%5.14% Does the media refer more to EMF or RAND? In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rand Capital'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Neutral Rand Capital Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, EMF or RAND? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMF or RAND? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund received 6 more outperform votes than Rand Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Templeton Emerging Markets Fund an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave Rand Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTempleton Emerging Markets FundOutperform Votes12869.57% Underperform Votes5630.43% Rand CapitalOutperform Votes12261.93% Underperform Votes7538.07% Is EMF or RAND a better dividend stock? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Rand Capital pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders and institutionals believe in EMF or RAND? 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTempleton Emerging Markets Fund beats Rand Capital on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rand Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RAND 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 RAND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRand CapitalInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$49.52M$1.08B$11.42B$8.28BDividend Yield6.73%11.95%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio3.3512.9522.3519.58Price / Sales5.1411.2727.49119.65Price / Cash21.9014.7017.6234.62Price / BookN/A1.022.764.47Net Income$6.53M$96.63M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance0.39%-2.42%-1.56%-1.32%1 Month Performance-16.62%10.30%4.95%10.73%1 Year Performance8.98%-5.81%537.65%8.40% Rand Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RANDRand Capital1.1708 of 5 stars$16.63+0.1%N/A+10.7%$49.52M$9.61M3.355Gap DownEMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$13.32+2.3%N/A+8.2%$202.10M$30.48M0.00N/AGap UpNPVNuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.14-1.2%N/A+3.9%$199.76M$18.93M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBKNBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A$11.03+0.0%N/A-10.3%$194.25M$4.23M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHYBThe New America High Income FundN/A$8.23-0.8%N/A+14.2%$192.30MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.47+0.3%N/A+8.0%$187.23M$35.08M0.00N/ADHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.52+2.0%N/A+2.1%$183.30M$33.52M0.00N/ANews CoverageMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$17.04-1.0%N/A+8.3%$180.95M$18.78M0.00900News CoverageDividend AnnouncementVPVInvesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.96+0.4%N/A-4.1%$177.29M$13.32M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsVBFInvesco Bond FundN/A$15.43+0.1%N/A-2.8%$176.23M$13.62M0.00N/ANews CoverageOXSQOxford Square Capital0.748 of 5 stars$2.48+0.8%N/A-23.9%$175.58M$3.46M-24.80N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Alternatives The New America High Income Fund Alternatives Franklin Universal Trust Alternatives BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Alternatives Barings Participation Investors Alternatives Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Invesco Bond Fund Alternatives Oxford Square Capital Alternatives 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:RAND) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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