First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.11 -0.04 (-0.85%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.11 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 FGB vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund vs. Its Competitors Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:FGB) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or FGB? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 35 more outperform votes than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.87% of users gave First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes7368.87% Underperform Votes3331.13% Is AGD or FGB more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to AGD or FGB? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Negative Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGD or FGB? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund$12.20MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FGB 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 FGB 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 FGB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.20B$5.65B$19.63BDividend Yield0.11%4.34%4.13%3.82%P/E RatioN/A21.4612.6435.03Price / SalesN/A2,395.061,712.5042.85Price / CashN/A60.8149.9217.51Price / BookN/A1.163.154.78Net IncomeN/A$264.77M$1.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.37%11.89%6.03%-0.35%1 Month Performance2.11%29.56%15.51%1.04%1 Year Performance7.46%4.88%14.45%9.19% First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FGBFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundN/A$4.11-0.8%N/A+7.2%$0.00$12.20M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.36+0.5%N/A+8.1%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.97+0.4%N/A+5.7%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.55+0.4%N/A-7.6%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.59+0.4%N/A-17.0%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.88-0.1%N/A-1.0%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.140.0%N/A-6.3%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.14-0.1%N/A-2.3%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.830.0%N/A-9.4%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.53+0.3%N/A-8.8%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.74-0.3%N/A+0.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives 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:FGB) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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