abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors $8.00 -0.17 (-2.03%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.96 -0.04 (-0.55%) As of 08/14/2025 05:39 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. NQP, PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, TOYO, 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Putnam Managed (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Putnam Managed Sprott Focus Trust TOYO PUTNAM MAST INT Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NQP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JEQ or NQP? 62.7% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is JEQ or NQP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn Japan Equity FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to JEQ or NQP? In the previous week, Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than abrdn Japan Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund and 1 mentions for abrdn Japan Equity Fund. abrdn Japan Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of -1.75 indicating that abrdn Japan Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn Japan Equity Fund Very Positive Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Very Negative Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JEQ or NQP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn Japan Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, JEQ or NQP? abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JEQ or NQP a better dividend stock? abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Summaryabrdn Japan Equity Fund beats Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund on 4 of the 6 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JEQ 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 JEQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn Japan Equity FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$113.14M$3.91B$12.42B$21.04BDividend Yield4.28%6.49%5.54%3.56%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6928.02Price / SalesN/A20.4025.7857.05Price / CashN/A17.9621.7623.95Price / BookN/A1.132.295.26Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance0.05%0.66%1.75%2.09%1 Month Performance11.17%1.75%2.42%2.35%1 Year Performance33.85%1.94%542.40%13.36% abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEQabrdn Japan Equity FundN/A$8.00-2.0%N/A+35.4%$113.14MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.01flatN/A-11.7%$409.45MN/A0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.68+0.1%N/A+0.5%$353.79MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.16-0.4%N/A+4.9%$334.01MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.88-0.6%N/A-4.6%$317.74MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendShort Interest ↑PMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$9.83-0.3%N/A-5.8%$312.53MN/A0.00801Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPMMPutnam ManagedN/A$5.87-0.2%N/A-8.6%$272.54MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.86+1.5%N/A+3.7%$234.19MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑TOYOTOYON/A$4.98-0.4%N/A+7.8%$229.58M$176.96M0.00N/APIMPUTNAM MAST INTN/A$3.34flatN/A+1.5%$161.46MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$6.89+0.4%N/A-3.5%$149.13MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Putnam Mun Oppo Alternatives Putnam Managed Alternatives Sprott Focus Trust Alternatives TOYO 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 8/15/2025 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 | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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