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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors

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EMF vs. AWF, BBDC, PFLT, BCSF, ASA, HQH, PHK, BTO, CGBD, and PDT

Should you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs. Its Competitors

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Templeton Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A N/A N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EMF vs. The Competition

MetricTempleton Emerging Markets FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$248.86M$4.03B$12.64B$21.54B
Dividend Yield7.20%6.00%5.48%3.56%
P/E RatioN/AN/A240.0329.52
Price / SalesN/A19.2430.7259.57
Price / CashN/A18.2719.6518.12
Price / BookN/A1.302.294.62
Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B
7 Day Performance-0.10%-0.55%-0.60%-0.40%
1 Month Performance7.45%2.21%0.86%2.26%
1 Year Performance19.35%2.43%539.70%12.18%

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EMF
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
N/A$16.43
+1.0%
N/A+18.6%$248.86MN/A0.00N/A
AWF
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
N/A$11.35
-0.6%
N/A-0.8%$983.88MN/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement
BBDC
BARINGS BDC
2.6767 of 5 stars
$9.05
-0.4%
$9.67
+6.9%
-9.2%$954.84M$286.17M9.4226Positive News
PFLT
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
3.9841 of 5 stars
$9.48
-0.3%
$10.88
+14.8%
-20.2%$942.57M$89.89M6.77658Positive News
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
3.1276 of 5 stars
$14.52
+0.2%
$16.50
+13.6%
-16.1%$940.59M$292.65M8.751,000Positive News
ASA
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
N/A$43.86
+0.8%
N/A+111.8%$936.31MN/A0.001,100Positive News
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
N/A$16.97
+0.1%
N/A-4.4%$912.96MN/A0.00147,000
PHK
PIMCO High Income Fund
N/A$4.91
-0.3%
N/A-1.7%$843.74MN/A0.00147,000
BTO
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
N/A$36.21
-0.1%
N/A+10.6%$715.45MN/A0.002,719
CGBD
Carlyle Secured Lending
3.7944 of 5 stars
$13.25
-0.3%
$15.10
+14.0%
-25.6%$677.22M$232.59M11.04N/APositive News
PDT
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
N/A$13.34
-0.1%
N/A-1.2%$656.62M$108.25M0.00147,000

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This page (NYSE:EMF) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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