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ASG vs. MUC, PWP, MSDL, MYI, and HQH

Should you buy Liberty All-Star Growth Fund stock or one of its competitors? Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund?

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of -1.05 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Positive
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Negative

Summary

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to Perella Weinberg Partners?

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Perella Weinberg Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Perella Weinberg Partners$750.90M1.81$35.48M$0.2655.65

Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.04%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Perella Weinberg Partners
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Perella Weinberg Partners has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Perella Weinberg Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/A N/A N/A
Perella Weinberg Partners 3.19%-35.84%8.40%

21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the broader market.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Perella Weinberg Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Perella Weinberg Partners and 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Perella Weinberg Partners' score of 0.89 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Positive
Perella Weinberg Partners Positive

Summary

Perella Weinberg Partners beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays out 260.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 9.61% beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/A N/A N/A
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 15.97%9.61%4.28%

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$397.29M3.02$122.09M$0.6920.70

21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Positive
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Neutral

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's score of 0.86 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Positive
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Positive

34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A

abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Healthcare Investors$253.93M4.80N/AN/AN/A
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund and 0 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat abrdn Healthcare Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Healthcare Investors Neutral
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Positive

abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

abrdn Healthcare Investors beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASG vs. The Competition

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MetricLiberty All-Star Growth FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$321.14M$5.25B$13.60B$22.89B
Dividend Yield9.33%7.52%5.99%3.68%
P/E RatioN/A29.3524.5728.00
Price / SalesN/A1,196.26502.7420.44
Price / CashN/A47.8850.3241.86
Price / BookN/A3.502.714.66
Net IncomeN/A$417.50M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.60%-0.14%-0.52%-1.12%
1 Month Performance-2.58%-2.32%-1.84%-5.14%
1 Year Performance-7.28%4.52%8.98%7.69%

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASG
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
N/A$5.10
+1.1%		N/A-7.1%$321.14MN/AN/AN/A
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
N/A$10.10
+0.4%		N/A-8.0%$1.26BN/AN/A147,000
PWP
Perella Weinberg Partners
3.2255 of 5 stars		$13.48
+0.6%		$22.00
+63.2%		-31.8%$1.26B$750.90M51.44736
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
2.109 of 5 stars		$14.78
+0.3%		$15.50
+4.9%		-15.8%$1.24B$397.29M21.40N/A
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$10.10
+0.3%		N/A-10.9%$1.23B$25.82MN/A147,000

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