First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.12 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 09/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FGB vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, 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 World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), 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. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High 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 First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:FGB) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FGB or AGD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes7368.87% Underperform Votes3331.13% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is FGB or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor FGB or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Is FGB or AGD a better dividend stock? First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Which has better valuation & earnings, FGB or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund$17.98MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts recommend FGB or AGD? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A SummaryFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm PressMan who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown”Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… 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 are MarkeBeat Followers?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$771.46M$3.10B$18.99BDividend Yield0.11%12.95%4.52%3.54%P/E RatioN/A784.58431.4426.35Price / SalesN/A14,433.232,959.5414.56Price / CashN/A81.5848.9119.89Price / BookN/A1.681.485.09Net IncomeN/A$54.93M$327.34M$982.71M7 Day Performance0.61%0.59%0.54%3.36%1 Month Performance3.38%0.31%1.03%2.90%1 Year Performance22.40%8.16%12.04%19.74% First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$10.31+0.7%N/A+12.5%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$4.61-0.2%N/A+17.1%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/ANews CoverageTHWAbrdn World Healthcare Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$13.32+0.5%N/A+4.9%$0.00$50.22M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$12.22-0.2%N/A+10.6%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$11.08flatN/A+13.4%$0.00N/A0.00N/ANegative NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$11.72+0.4%N/A+16.9%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/APositive NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$15.23+0.5%N/A+19.0%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/APositive NewsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income Trust0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$12.15-0.1%N/A+11.6%$0.00$8.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond Trust0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$11.87-0.7%N/A+16.2%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendShort Interest ↑News CoverageHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$10.07+0.6%N/A+10.9%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AWF Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FGB) was last updated on 9/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina Stockpiling Gold “Like No Tomorrow”For 18 consecutive months, China’s central bank has increased its gold reserve. 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