DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF) Competitors

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (NYSE:DTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is JOF or DTF a better dividend stock?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JOF or DTF?

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund received 76 more outperform votes than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	Outperform Votes 76 58.91%	Underperform Votes 53 41.09%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JOF or DTF?

43.8% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JOF or DTF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$38.39M	8.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	$4.63M	16.96	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to JOF or DTF?

In the previous week, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund and 1 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	Negative
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, JOF or DTF?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JOF or DTF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.