Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors $16.78 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.80 +0.02 (+0.12%) As of 10/17/2025 05:47 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. NMFC, HQH, AWF, BCSF, BBDC, ASA, PFLT, PHK, BTO, and PDTShould you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include New Mountain Finance (NMFC), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs. Its Competitors New Mountain Finance abrdn Healthcare Investors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC ASA Gold and Precious Metals PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EMF or NMFC? 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor EMF or NMFC? In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 3 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Negative New Mountain Finance Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EMF or NMFC? New Mountain Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANew Mountain Finance$371.67M2.64$113.44M$0.7612.16 Which has more volatility & risk, EMF or NMFC? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EMF or NMFC a better dividend stock? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. New Mountain Finance pays out 168.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is EMF or NMFC more profitable? New Mountain Finance has a net margin of 23.27% compared to Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's net margin of 0.00%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 10.43% beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Templeton Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A New Mountain Finance 23.27%10.43%4.32% Do analysts recommend EMF or NMFC? New Mountain Finance has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given New Mountain Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00New Mountain Finance 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71 SummaryNew Mountain Finance beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 11 of the 13 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. 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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$254.55M$4.11B$12.48B$21.77BDividend Yield6.97%6.04%5.61%3.63%P/E RatioN/AN/A21.1232.43Price / SalesN/A21.0029.9781.20Price / CashN/A16.4619.3418.06Price / BookN/A1.252.244.59Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.85%-0.73%-0.62%-0.38%1 Month Performance1.79%0.01%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance25.50%3.08%537.64%9.46% Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$16.78flatN/A+25.5%$254.55MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.0539 of 5 stars$9.33-0.2%$10.60+13.6%-20.8%$994.47M$371.67M12.28N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.54+0.9%N/A+1.8%$989.45MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.08+0.2%N/A-1.2%$952.84MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.4383 of 5 stars$13.77-1.4%$16.50+19.8%-16.5%$906.21M$292.65M8.301,000BBDCBARINGS BDC3.253 of 5 stars$8.48-1.0%$9.67+13.9%-11.4%$901.21M$286.17M8.8426ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$46.53-0.8%N/A+120.9%$884.92MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.6303 of 5 stars$8.85flat$10.50+18.6%N/A$878.08M$186.35M7.50658Short Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.98+0.1%N/A-4.5%$852.31MN/A0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.42-0.7%N/A-2.2%$704MN/A0.002,719Short Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.38+0.1%N/A-1.3%$657.61MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NMFC Competitors HQH Competitors AWF Competitors BCSF Competitors BBDC Competitors ASA Competitors PFLT Competitors PHK Competitors BTO Competitors PDT 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 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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