India Fund (IFN) Competitors $15.98 +0.05 (+0.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.98 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:55 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IFN vs. OXLC, GAB, NUV, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and NMFCShould you be buying India Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of India Fund include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), 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 Oxford Lane Capital Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, IFN or OXLC? India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to IFN or OXLC? In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 6 more articles in the media than India Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 0 mentions for India Fund. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 1.08 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment India Fund Very Positive Oxford Lane Capital Positive Is IFN or OXLC a better dividend stock? India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 130.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher earnings and valuation, IFN or OXLC? Oxford Lane Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than India Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndia Fund$110.12M4.51N/AN/AN/AOxford Lane Capital$57.31M32.90$376.14M$0.835.01 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IFN or OXLC? 10.8% of India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is IFN or OXLC more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets India FundN/A N/A N/A Oxford Lane Capital N/A N/A N/A SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats India Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get India Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFN 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 IFN 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 IFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIndia FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$496.28M$3.78B$11.91B$20.56BDividend Yield14.22%6.73%5.55%3.64%P/E RatioN/AN/A18.9827.18Price / Sales4.5119.6726.1859.70Price / CashN/A17.9418.4917.88Price / BookN/A1.172.274.56Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$997.60M$995.21M7 Day Performance-2.02%-0.41%-0.55%-0.86%1 Month Performance0.31%1.58%3.25%4.16%1 Year Performance-11.37%0.13%541.39%8.88% India Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFNIndia FundN/A$15.98+0.3%N/A-11.2%$496.28M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.4224 of 5 stars$4.16-1.2%N/A-25.4%$1.89B$57.31M5.01601News CoveragePositive NewsGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.86-1.2%N/A+9.0%$1.82BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.71-0.3%N/A-0.9%$1.81BN/A0.00640RVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.31-1.4%N/A+2.2%$1.79BN/A0.0050Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.60-1.3%N/A+17.0%$1.72BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.13-0.4%N/A-9.2%$1.63B$197.67M0.00147,000CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.94-0.7%N/A+8.0%$1.39B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1325 of 5 stars$11.53-0.1%$12.00+4.1%-23.6%$1.35B$434.37M25.62N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1914 of 5 stars$12.69-0.2%$14.00+10.3%-15.6%$1.19B$113.46M10.23N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9187 of 5 stars$10.57-1.2%$10.67+0.9%-13.5%$1.15B$371.67M10.57N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OXLC Alternatives GAB Alternatives NUV Alternatives RVT Alternatives STEW Alternatives BCAT Alternatives CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC 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:IFN) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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