abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors $8.38 -0.19 (-2.22%) Closing price 09/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.36 -0.02 (-0.18%) As of 09/24/2025 06:19 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 JEQ vs. PPT, RCS, PMO, RFI, PMM, TOYO, FUND, DOGZ, PIM, and MHFShould you be buying abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn Japan Equity Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Managed (PMM), TOYO (TOYO), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. abrdn Japan Equity Fund vs. Its Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Managed TOYO Sprott Focus Trust Dogness (International) Putnam Mast Int Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, JEQ or PPT? abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JEQ or PPT a better dividend stock? abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Is JEQ or PPT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn Japan Equity FundN/A N/A N/A Putnam Premier Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JEQ or PPT? 62.7% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.1% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor JEQ or PPT? In the previous week, abrdn Japan Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Japan Equity Fund and 0 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat abrdn Japan Equity Fund's score of 0.50 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn Japan Equity Fund Positive Putnam Premier Income Trust Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JEQ or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn Japan Equity Fund$10.72M10.83N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.85N/AN/AN/A Summaryabrdn Japan Equity Fund and Putnam Premier Income Trust tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn Japan Equity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JEQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 JEQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn Japan Equity FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$118.68M$4.00B$12.69B$21.69BDividend Yield2.64%5.98%5.45%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A240.0529.43Price / Sales10.8360.8531.6860.13Price / CashN/A18.6022.7724.47Price / BookN/A1.312.304.56Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-4.39%-0.22%-0.42%-0.51%1 Month Performance2.73%2.88%1.91%2.89%1 Year Performance36.48%3.05%540.56%14.77% abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEQabrdn Japan Equity FundN/A$8.38-2.2%N/A+36.9%$118.68M$10.72M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.75+0.1%N/A+0.3%$360.53MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.38-0.1%N/A-1.0%$344.28MN/A0.00N/APMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$10.40flatN/A-5.1%$330.67MN/A0.00801RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.01-0.1%N/A-8.4%$320.55MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPMMPutnam ManagedN/A$6.13+0.3%N/A-5.9%$284.62M$12.17M0.00N/ATOYOTOYO0.3976 of 5 stars$6.04+1.9%N/A+106.9%$278.21M$176.96M0.00N/AFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$8.19-0.3%N/A+7.3%$242.60MN/A0.00N/ADOGZDogness (International)0.1579 of 5 stars$13.45+4.8%N/A-48.0%$191.95M$20.26M0.00320News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePIMPutnam Mast IntN/A$3.50+0.1%N/A-0.1%$168.94M$11.96M0.00N/AMHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$7.48+0.6%N/A+2.2%$161.78M$3.01M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Putnam Mun Oppo Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Putnam Managed Alternatives TOYO Alternatives Sprott Focus Trust Alternatives Dogness (International) Alternatives Putnam Mast Int Alternatives Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund 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:JEQ) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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