First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.16 +0.01 (+0.12%) Closing price 06/27/2025Extended Trading$4.16 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/27/2025 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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 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 1 more articles in the media than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 0.00 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 Neutral Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund on 4 of the 4 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$1.25B$6.41B$20.72BDividend Yield0.11%4.36%4.17%3.72%P/E RatioN/A21.8113.4728.07Price / SalesN/A2,406.261,784.5538.42Price / CashN/A60.8148.8622.53Price / BookN/A1.211.404.58Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$985.54M7 Day Performance0.12%0.37%0.56%2.79%1 Month Performance3.88%2.71%3.27%5.46%1 Year Performance4.14%6.53%15.39%15.06% 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$4.16+0.1%N/A+5.2%$0.00$12.20M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.07+0.3%N/A+14.1%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96-0.1%N/A+4.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.66+1.4%N/A-9.5%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.50+2.3%N/A-19.8%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.15+0.3%N/A+3.2%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.33+0.2%N/A-6.9%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings ReportARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.27+0.4%N/A-5.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.84+0.3%N/A-9.1%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.71-0.1%N/A-7.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.79+0.4%N/A+1.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ADividend Announcement 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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