Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) Competitors $27.14 -0.33 (-1.20%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.16 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 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 IIF vs. BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, BTO, CGBD, ASA, PDT, and PEOShould you be buying Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund include BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund vs. Its Competitors BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer BBDC or IIF? In the previous week, Barings Bdc had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Bdc and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. Barings Bdc's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 0.68 indicating that Barings Bdc is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Barings Bdc Positive Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Positive Do analysts prefer BBDC or IIF? Barings Bdc presently has a consensus target price of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.51%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barings Bdc 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BBDC or IIF a better dividend stock? Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Barings Bdc pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, BBDC or IIF? Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings Bdc$286.17M3.47$110.29M$0.9410.03Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund$63.07M4.12N/AN/AN/A Is BBDC or IIF more profitable? Barings Bdc has a net margin of 35.21% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.74% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Bdc35.21% 10.74% 4.80% Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, BBDC or IIF? Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBDC or IIF? 44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBarings Bdc beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IIF 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 IIF 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 IIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$259.59M$3.82B$12.29B$20.96BDividend Yield9.77%6.60%5.55%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A18.9928.32Price / Sales4.1228.3826.3557.08Price / CashN/A18.3718.6618.21Price / BookN/A1.122.264.70Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.65M$992.76M7 Day Performance-1.00%0.20%0.13%1.89%1 Month Performance-4.34%0.44%2.90%4.54%1 Year Performance0.04%0.76%541.80%9.62% Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$27.14-1.2%N/A+1.2%$259.59M$63.07M0.00N/ABBDCBARINGS BDC2.7574 of 5 stars$9.50-0.9%$9.67+1.8%-5.6%$1.01B$286.17M10.1026BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.9572 of 5 stars$15.17-2.3%$16.50+8.8%-9.1%$1.01B$292.65M8.721,000Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.00+1.3%N/A+4.3%$935.59MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.65-2.7%N/A-13.2%$866.10M$11.71M0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.79-0.1%N/A+0.9%$821.45M$99.89M0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.18-0.5%N/A+10.1%$717.62MN/A0.002,719News CoverageCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.6199 of 5 stars$13.79-1.3%$14.75+7.0%-22.4%$711.87M$232.59M10.21N/APositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$33.65+3.6%N/A+75.4%$698.90MN/A0.001,100PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.18+0.5%N/A+10.3%$645.31MN/A0.00147,000PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.58-1.5%N/A-8.5%$575.73M$34.82M0.0018Positive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BARINGS BDC Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors 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:IIF) was last updated on 7/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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