Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors $15.48 +0.14 (+0.91%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.42 -0.06 (-0.39%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 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, CGBD, BTO, PDT, DSU, CION, PEO, and ECCShould 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), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). 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 Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) and abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is EMF or HQH more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Templeton Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EMF or HQH? 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EMF or HQH? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/Aabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, EMF or HQH? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EMF or HQH? In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 7 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Neutral abrdn Healthcare Investors Neutral Is EMF or HQH a better dividend stock? Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Summaryabrdn Healthcare Investors beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 5 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$233.97M$3.96B$12.41B$20.95BDividend Yield6.17%6.49%5.57%3.61%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.5628.08Price / SalesN/A17.9325.8254.14Price / CashN/A17.8221.7723.73Price / BookN/A1.132.285.26Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance2.51%0.53%1.21%1.80%1 Month Performance4.03%1.74%0.82%0.81%1 Year Performance21.89%1.67%543.13%13.44% Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$15.48+0.9%N/A+21.9%$233.97MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.87+1.4%N/A-14.5%$842.94MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.87+0.1%N/A+1.6%$833.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$35.29+0.2%N/A+81.0%$758.09MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.3317 of 5 stars$13.88+0.4%$15.10+8.8%-18.5%$704.22M$232.59M11.57N/AAnalyst RevisionBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.44+3.4%N/A+11.8%$676.76MN/A0.002,719News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41+0.8%N/A+8.0%$654.66MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56+0.2%N/A-2.6%$573.58MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑CIONCION Investment1.0858 of 5 stars$10.63-1.4%$10.75+1.2%-14.5%$561.50M$252.43M-55.92N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.81+0.5%N/A-9.5%$544.20MN/A0.0018Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.4449 of 5 stars$6.85+9.6%$8.67+26.5%-31.6%$480.93M$179.77M-17.12N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQH Competitors PHK Competitors ASA Competitors CGBD Competitors BTO Competitors PDT Competitors DSU Competitors CION Competitors PEO Competitors ECC 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 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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