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$15.48 -0.06 (-0.35%)
Closing price 08/4/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.43 -0.05 (-0.36%)
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IFN vs. GAB, RVT, NUV, STEW, OXLC, BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and NMFC

Should you be buying India Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of India Fund include Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

India Fund vs. Its Competitors

Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gabelli Equity TrustN/A N/A N/A
India Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, India Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for India Fund and 0 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Equity Trust Neutral
India Fund Very Positive

Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Equity TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
India FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

India Fund beats Gabelli Equity Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IFN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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IFN vs. The Competition

MetricIndia FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$482.61M$3.76B$11.97B$20.47B
Dividend Yield14.74%6.67%5.67%3.70%
P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9129.36
Price / SalesN/A18.3825.9366.69
Price / CashN/A17.4518.0017.52
Price / BookN/A1.092.224.62
Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.86M$993.83M
7 Day Performance-1.68%0.33%-0.97%-1.79%
1 Month Performance-6.27%-0.69%-0.48%-1.30%
1 Year Performance-12.07%3.26%542.87%15.88%

India Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFN
India Fund
N/A$15.49
-0.4%
N/A-13.9%$482.61MN/A0.0021,000Positive News
GAB
Gabelli Equity Trust
N/A$5.93
-0.5%
N/A+11.7%$1.83BN/A0.00N/A
RVT
Royce Small-Cap Trust
N/A$15.51
+0.2%
N/A+1.9%$1.79BN/A0.0050News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/A$8.51
-0.4%
N/A-3.6%$1.77BN/A0.00640News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$17.74
-0.6%
N/A+18.1%$1.72BN/A0.00N/A
OXLC
Oxford Lane Capital
2.1287 of 5 stars
$3.70
+2.2%
N/A-36.8%$1.68B$57.31M4.46601Positive News
BCAT
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
N/A$14.94
-0.2%
N/A-7.8%$1.61B$197.67M0.00147,000
CET
Central Securities
N/A$48.49
-0.4%
N/A+12.9%$1.40B$296.20M0.006Upcoming Earnings
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
1.7955 of 5 stars
$11.65
-2.6%
$12.00
+3.0%
-23.8%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/APositive News
Upcoming Earnings
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
2.0776 of 5 stars
$12.91
-0.9%
$13.50
+4.6%
-7.8%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/AUpcoming Earnings
NMFC
New Mountain Finance
1.9268 of 5 stars
$10.55
-0.4%
$10.67
+1.1%
-15.3%$1.14B$118.17M10.55N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report

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