EMF vs. PHK, ASA, CGBD, BTO, NXP, PDT, ECC, MUJ, DSU, and CCAP
Should you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs. Its Competitors
PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
PIMCO High Income Fund received 47 more outperform votes than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.56% of users gave PIMCO High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 69.57% of users gave Templeton Emerging Markets Fund an outperform vote.
PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%.
In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund had 4 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund and 1 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 0.25 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PIMCO High Income Fund beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:EMF) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
