Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors $15.07 -0.03 (-0.20%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:49 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.03 -0.04 (-0.27%) As of 07/25/2025 04:11 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EMF vs. HQH, PHK, ASA, BTO, CGBD, PDT, DSU, PEO, ECC, and CIONShould you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs. Its Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit CION Investment abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability. Is HQH or EMF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Templeton Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HQH or EMF? 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, HQH or EMF? abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HQH or EMF? In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn Healthcare Investors Very Positive Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HQH or EMF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATempleton Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is HQH or EMF a better dividend stock? abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Summaryabrdn Healthcare Investors beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Templeton Emerging Markets Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EMF 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 EMF 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 EMF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTempleton Emerging Markets FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$226.84M$3.79B$12.26B$21.03BDividend Yield6.36%6.61%5.54%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.0628.45Price / SalesN/A17.0926.1171.64Price / CashN/A18.5721.6322.92Price / BookN/A1.122.204.68Net IncomeN/A$165.11M$998.02M$995.51M7 Day Performance1.89%0.50%0.58%1.65%1 Month Performance4.22%0.83%3.45%4.54%1 Year Performance21.29%4.91%536.27%10.00% Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$15.07-0.2%N/A+22.3%$226.84MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.97+2.0%N/A-13.2%$860.18M$11.71M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.84+1.0%N/A+1.2%$830.02M$99.89M0.00147,000ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$34.32+2.4%N/A+75.7%$738.57MN/A0.001,100BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.40+0.6%N/A+10.0%$718.54MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.6261 of 5 stars$13.99+1.5%$14.75+5.4%-21.8%$712.89M$83.75M10.36N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.31+1.0%N/A+12.0%$654.67MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.53-0.1%N/A-3.5%$573.58M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.68+0.5%N/A-7.8%$569.69M$34.82M0.0018Positive NewsDividend IncreaseECCEagle Point Credit2.1745 of 5 stars$7.39+1.2%$8.67+17.4%-29.3%$568.26M$97.61M-18.46N/ACIONCION Investment1.023 of 5 stars$10.12+0.7%$11.00+8.7%-17.6%$532.96M$252.43M-34.88N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQH Competitors PHK Competitors ASA Competitors BTO Competitors CGBD Competitors PDT Competitors DSU Competitors PEO Competitors ECC Competitors CION 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 (NYSE:EMF) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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