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IIF vs. MFIC, BCSF, PFLT, CGBD, and OXLC

Should you buy Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by 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.

MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MidCap Financial Investment$320.88M2.54$63.17M$0.04247.00

MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus price target of $11.54, indicating a potential upside of 16.76%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
MidCap Financial Investment
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MidCap Financial Investment'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral
MidCap Financial Investment Neutral

MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 1.90% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.86% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A N/A N/A
MidCap Financial Investment 1.90%10.86%4.31%

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund compare to Bain Capital Specialty Finance?

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) 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, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 27.00% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 10.44% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bain Capital Specialty Finance27.00% 10.44% 4.35%
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A

Bain Capital Specialty Finance presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bain Capital Specialty Finance Neutral
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bain Capital Specialty Finance$273.24M2.88$98.76M$1.1410.64
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund compare to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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.

In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Positive
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 9.95% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital23.08% 9.95% 3.87%
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital$261.43M2.81$66.36M$0.6211.95
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus price target of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 32.25%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund compare to Carlyle Secured Lending?

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Carlyle Secured Lending currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carlyle Secured Lending
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Secured Lending Neutral
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral

24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 19.52% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 8.99% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carlyle Secured Lending19.52% 8.99% 4.01%
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A

Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carlyle Secured Lending$255.57M2.92$69.97M$0.7115.10
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Carlyle Secured Lending beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund compare to Oxford Lane Capital?

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Oxford Lane Capital Very Positive
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral

Oxford Lane Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Lane Capital-$580.18M-1.30$585.52M$6.461.29
Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oxford Lane CapitalN/A N/A N/A
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IIF vs. The Competition

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MetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$212.09M$4.83B$13.98B$23.27B
Dividend YieldN/A6.82%5.76%4.07%
P/E RatioN/A0.0220.2331.08
Price / SalesN/A48.53143.8421.85
Price / CashN/A4.8519.5224.45
Price / BookN/A3.122.254.64
Net IncomeN/A$388.27M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.04%-0.49%-0.21%-1.04%
1 Month Performance2.72%0.09%1.13%0.18%
1 Year Performance-18.17%12.96%15.50%24.25%

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IIF
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
N/A$22.27
-0.8%		N/A-17.3%$212.09MN/AN/AN/A
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
2.0754 of 5 stars		$9.91
-2.0%		$11.54
+16.4%		-20.9%$832.79M$320.88M6.56N/A
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
2.2158 of 5 stars		$12.38
-0.8%		$14.00
+13.1%		-18.3%$808.91M$273.24M10.861,000
PFLT
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
4.9144 of 5 stars		$7.59
-3.4%		$9.80
+29.2%		N/A$778.86M$261.43M7.34658
CGBD
Carlyle Secured Lending
2.7625 of 5 stars		$10.86
-1.7%		$12.50
+15.1%		-22.8%$767.94M$255.57M7.57N/A

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