JOF vs. MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, and BTO
Should you be buying Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. Its Competitors
MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 33.21% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.66% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.
28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 0 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
MidCap Financial Investment beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:JOF) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
