Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF) Competitors $6.01 +0.07 (+1.18%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEF vs. HQH, PHK, CGBD, ASA, BTO, NXP, PDT, ECC, DSU, and PEOShould you be buying Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund include abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Sl Tfip (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), and Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund vs. Its Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Sl Tfip John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) and abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is AEF or HQH a better dividend stock? Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Which has more volatility and risk, AEF or HQH? Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEF or HQH? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund$20.73M11.77N/AN/AN/Aabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to AEF or HQH? In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 1 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 1.34 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive abrdn Healthcare Investors 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is AEF or HQH more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A N/A N/A abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEF or HQH? 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats abrdn Healthcare Investors on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEF 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 AEF 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 NYSE 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 AEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$244.01M$1.25B$12.07B$20.63BDividend Yield8.40%4.36%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A21.8420.0628.08Price / Sales11.772,375.0725.6254.17Price / CashN/A60.8121.5022.31Price / BookN/A1.212.284.59Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance1.86%0.45%2.20%2.78%1 Month Performance8.88%2.81%4.45%5.41%1 Year Performance12.02%6.50%540.86%14.61% Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$6.01+1.2%N/A+12.1%$244.01M$20.73M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.50+2.3%N/A-9.6%$834.56MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.77+0.3%N/A-0.2%$817.15MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3283 of 5 stars$13.92+1.5%$14.75+6.0%-23.5%$709.36M$232.59M10.31N/AASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$31.75-3.3%N/A+72.3%$683.15MN/A0.001,100BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.18+2.4%N/A+28.1%$674.61MN/A0.002,719NXPNuveen Sl TfipN/A$13.94+0.2%N/A-3.3%$654.01MN/A0.0040,400News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.09+0.3%N/A+13.1%$643.90MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementECCEagle Point Credit2.0594 of 5 stars$7.55+0.9%$8.67+14.8%-23.2%$580.74M$179.77M-18.87N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.48+0.5%N/A-2.5%$570.85MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.53-0.9%N/A-7.3%$565.68MN/A0.0018 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives CGBD Alternatives ASA Alternatives BTO Alternatives NXP Alternatives PDT Alternatives ECC Alternatives DSU Alternatives PEO 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 (NYSE:AEF) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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