Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors $6.80 +0.08 (+1.12%) As of 10:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JEQ vs. PPT, PMO, RFI, HCAI, OIA, PMM, RCS, 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), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), 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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, JEQ or PPT? Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JEQ or PPT a better dividend stock? Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Does the media refer more to JEQ or PPT? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Japan Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust and 0 mentions for Abrdn Japan Equity Fund. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 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 Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, JEQ or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Japan Equity Fund$19.55M4.81N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.44N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats Abrdn Japan Equity Fund on 6 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. 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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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$94.15M$6.71B$11.11B$18.97BDividend Yield7.07%6.92%5.79%4.03%P/E RatioN/A3.5322.0132.91Price / Sales4.8121.6326.0927.66Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.872.664.48Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.49%1.31%0.66%0.75%1 Month Performance5.59%-1.88%-0.39%-2.61%1 Year Performance15.96%2.23%538.24%4.53% Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEQAbrdn Japan Equity FundN/A$6.80+1.1%N/A+15.4%$94.15M$19.55M0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.50-0.8%N/A+5.6%$336.94M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.57-1.3%N/A+2.2%$304.43M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↑Negative NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.37-2.5%N/A+6.4%$303.49M$17.51M0.00N/AHCAIHuachen AI Parking Management TechnologyN/A$8.75+11.6%N/AN/A$275.63M$53.68M0.0073Gap UpOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$5.66-1.0%N/A-4.1%$269.60M$33.67M0.00N/APositive NewsPMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.75-1.9%N/A+1.5%$266.98M$67.33M0.00N/ARCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$5.32-1.1%N/A-2.2%$245.10M$28.89M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsDOGZDogness (International)1.1294 of 5 stars$17.07+5.2%N/A+158.2%$217.32M$20.26M0.00320Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMQTBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIN/A$9.30-1.1%N/A-0.8%$209.41M$3.54M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$6.84-2.3%N/A-6.3%$203.87M$2.30M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Alternatives Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Alternatives Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Alternatives PIMCO Strategic Income Fund 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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