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HQL vs. PTY, ETOR, RVT, TY, and NUV

Should you buy abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock or one of its competitors? abrdn Life Sciences Investors's main competitors and comparable companies include Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), eToro Group (ETOR), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Tri Continental (TY), and Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does abrdn Life Sciences Investors compare to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund?

abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and 2 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund$257.54M9.71N/AN/AN/A

abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A N/A N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund beats abrdn Life Sciences Investors on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Life Sciences Investors compare to eToro Group?

eToro Group (NASDAQ:ETOR) and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

eToro Group presently has a consensus target price of $50.20, suggesting a potential upside of 62.41%. Given eToro Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe eToro Group is more favorable than abrdn Life Sciences Investors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
eToro Group
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

eToro Group has a net margin of 2.17% compared to abrdn Life Sciences Investors' net margin of 0.00%. eToro Group's return on equity of 20.26% beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
eToro Group2.17% 20.26% 15.36%
abrdn Life Sciences Investors N/A N/A N/A

eToro Group has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, eToro Group had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for eToro Group and 2 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. abrdn Life Sciences Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat eToro Group's score of -0.19 indicating that abrdn Life Sciences Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
eToro Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are owned 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.

eToro Group has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Life Sciences Investors.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
eToro Group$11.98B0.21$215.70M$2.6611.62
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

eToro Group beats abrdn Life Sciences Investors on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Life Sciences Investors compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royce Small-Cap TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royce Small-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Life Sciences Investors N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Royce Small-Cap Trust had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust and 2 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Royce Small-Cap Trust
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Royce Small-Cap Trust and abrdn Life Sciences Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Life Sciences Investors compare to Tri Continental?

abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A N/A N/A
Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A

abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%.

In the previous week, Tri Continental had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Tri Continental and 2 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Tri Continental
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

abrdn Life Sciences Investors and Tri Continental tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Life Sciences Investors compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) and Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nuveen Municipal Value FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A N/A N/A
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund and 2 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Nuveen Municipal Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Summary

abrdn Life Sciences Investors beats Nuveen Municipal Value Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HQL vs. The Competition

Metricabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$659.02M$5.74B$14.06B$24.24B
Dividend Yield9.12%7.39%5.89%3.70%
P/E RatioN/A39.0729.6330.25
Price / SalesN/A1,215.67514.3217.47
Price / CashN/A48.3130.7319.81
Price / BookN/A3.772.884.91
Net IncomeN/A$417.46M$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance0.06%0.81%1.37%0.68%
1 Month Performance12.70%2.36%2.98%3.04%
1 Year Performance59.29%7.76%11.66%15.13%

abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HQL
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
N/A$21.67
+0.6%
N/A+56.2%$659.02MN/AN/AN/A
PTY
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
N/A$11.71
+0.3%
N/A-16.4%$2.48B$257.54MN/A147,000
ETOR
eToro Group
4.7314 of 5 stars
$28.62
+3.1%
$51.27
+79.1%
-37.6%$2.37B$11.98B10.761,520
RVT
Royce Small-Cap Trust
N/A$18.75
+0.1%
N/A+16.8%$2.24BN/AN/A50
TY
Tri Continental
N/A$35.67
+1.3%
N/A+6.1%$1.90BN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:HQL) was last updated on 8/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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