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abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors

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$7.60 +0.01 (+0.13%)
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JEQ vs. PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, TOYO, PIM, MHF, and DMF

Should 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), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Putnam Managed (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF), and BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.

abrdn Japan Equity Fund vs. Its Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Japan Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust and 2 mentions for abrdn Japan Equity Fund. abrdn Japan Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of 1.55 indicating that abrdn Japan Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
abrdn Japan Equity Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Putnam Premier Income Trust
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Japan Equity Fund$10.72M9.82N/AN/AN/A
Putnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.44N/AN/AN/A

Summary

abrdn Japan Equity Fund and Putnam Premier Income Trust tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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JEQ vs. The Competition

Metricabrdn Japan Equity FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$105.25M$3.83B$12.38B$21.13B
Dividend Yield4.76%6.63%5.53%3.58%
P/E RatioN/AN/A19.0627.87
Price / Sales9.8227.1026.3459.63
Price / CashN/A18.6421.8123.02
Price / BookN/A1.122.274.69
Net IncomeN/A$165.11M$997.25M$995.51M
7 Day Performance4.83%0.50%0.89%1.64%
1 Month Performance4.68%1.24%4.37%5.92%
1 Year Performance30.14%1.43%540.78%11.50%

abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JEQ
abrdn Japan Equity Fund
N/A$7.60
+0.1%
N/A+28.3%$105.25M$10.72M0.00N/ANews Coverage
PPT
Putnam Premier Income Trust
N/A$3.67
-0.1%
N/A+0.3%$352.83MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
RCS
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund
N/A$7.06
-0.4%
N/A+6.7%$329.12MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
RFI
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund
N/A$12.07
+1.5%
N/A+0.2%$322.17M$17.51M0.00N/A
PMO
Putnam Mun Oppo
N/A$9.93
+0.7%
N/A-6.3%$315.87MN/A0.00801
PMM
Putnam Managed
N/A$5.95
+0.1%
N/A-5.3%$276.03MN/A0.00N/A
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/A$7.80
flat
N/A-0.6%$232.48M$2.30M0.00N/APositive News
TOYO
TOYO
N/A$3.60
-1.4%
N/A+58.7%$165.96M$176.96M0.00N/A
PIM
Putnam Mast Int
N/A$3.34
-0.6%
N/A+1.2%$161.46MN/A0.00N/A
MHF
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
N/A$6.90
-0.7%
N/A-3.9%$149.52MN/A0.00N/A
DMF
BNY Mellon Municipal Income
N/A$6.98
flat
N/AN/A$144.88M-$1.00M0.002,600

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This page (NYSE:JEQ) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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