Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors $6.95 -0.03 (-0.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.96 +0.00 (+0.07%) As of 05:59 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, RFI, PMO, HCAI, RCS, PMM, OIA, DOGZ, MQT, and FUNDShould 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), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), and Sprott Focus Trust (FUND). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund vs. Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Huachen AI Parking Management Technology PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Dogness (International) BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Sprott Focus Trust Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is JEQ or PPT a better dividend stock? Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Which has more risk and volatility, JEQ or PPT? Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to 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 1.68 beat Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Neutral Putnam Premier Income Trust Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JEQ or PPT? Putnam Premier Income Trust received 92 more outperform votes than Abrdn Japan Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.22% of users gave Abrdn Japan Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 66.20% of users gave Putnam Premier Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Japan Equity FundOutperform Votes4966.22% Underperform Votes2533.78% Putnam Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JEQ or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Japan Equity Fund$19.55M4.92N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.30N/AN/AN/A 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 institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAbrdn Japan Equity Fund and Putnam Premier Income Trust tied by winning 5 of the 10 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$96.24M$6.92B$11.47B$19.30BDividend Yield6.80%6.79%5.44%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4234.53Price / Sales4.9221.8627.6234.83Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.882.774.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.29%-0.81%-0.23%-1.74%1 Month Performance7.59%3.74%6.11%7.50%1 Year Performance18.80%0.27%536.61%4.15% Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEQAbrdn Japan Equity FundN/A$6.95-0.4%N/A+16.0%$96.24M$19.55M0.00N/ANews CoveragePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58-2.2%N/A+1.6%$344.64M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.11-0.1%N/A+1.7%$323.24M$17.51M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.02-0.9%N/A-2.8%$318.75M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsEx-DividendHCAIHuachen AI Parking Management TechnologyN/A$10.00+7.0%N/AN/A$315M$53.68M0.0073Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$6.20-1.3%N/A+1.6%$285.64M$28.89M0.00N/APMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.98-0.7%N/A-3.5%$277.66M$67.33M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseEx-DividendOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$5.82-0.5%N/A-10.7%$277.22M$17.92M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDOGZDogness (International)0.6224 of 5 stars$21.75+19.5%N/A+100.0%$276.90M$20.26M0.00320MQTBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIN/A$9.76-0.9%N/A-5.1%$219.77M$3.54M0.00N/AFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.23-0.3%N/A-9.8%$215.49M$2.30M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Alternatives Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Alternatives PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Alternatives Dogness (International) Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Alternatives Sprott Focus Trust 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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