Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $9.04 +0.11 (+1.23%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.06 +0.02 (+0.22%) As of 04:05 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 JOF vs. MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, MUC, BBDC, AWF, PFLT, HQH, PHK, and CGBDShould 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), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation. Is MFIC or JOF more profitable? MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 37.05% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 11.37% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment37.05% 11.37% 4.70% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, MFIC or JOF? MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidCap Financial Investment$110.35M9.98$118.76M$1.318.96Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund$38.39M8.29N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, MFIC or JOF? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MFIC or JOF? MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus price target of $13.80, suggesting a potential upside of 17.55%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MFIC or JOF? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MFIC or JOF a better dividend stock? MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 116.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media refer more to MFIC or JOF? In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 1 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment Positive Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Negative Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFIC or JOF? MidCap Financial Investment received 13 more outperform votes than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMidCap Financial InvestmentOutperform Votes1348.15% Underperform Votes1451.85% Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/A SummaryMidCap Financial Investment beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JOF 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 JOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$318.43M$6.71B$11.13B$18.95BDividend Yield3.55%6.92%5.77%4.02%P/E RatioN/A3.5222.1632.95Price / Sales8.2921.5626.1127.88Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.52Price / BookN/A0.862.664.47Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.03%1.24%0.79%0.73%1 Month Performance9.18%-1.96%-0.16%-2.63%1 Year Performance17.71%2.16%538.56%4.57% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.04+1.2%N/A+17.5%$318.43M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.7545 of 5 stars$12.12+0.7%$13.80+13.9%-22.0%$1.14B$110.35M7.77N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8876 of 5 stars$10.23+1.0%$10.50+2.6%-20.9%$1.10B$123.78M9.74N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.5254 of 5 stars$15.52-0.1%$16.50+6.3%-8.3%$1.01B$138.19M7.801,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.40-0.5%N/A-1.0%$998.37M$6.39M0.00147,000BBDCBarings BDC1.3735 of 5 stars$8.87+0.1%$9.25+4.3%-6.1%$934.98M$123.59M8.5326Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.51-0.2%N/A+2.3%$906.28M$152.17M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.5489 of 5 stars$10.24+0.8%$11.38+11.1%-11.2%$900.23M$114.06M7.31658Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.06+0.4%N/A+0.7%$865.02M$186.46M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.70-0.2%N/A-1.3%$803.84M$99.89M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3271 of 5 stars$15.05+1.8%$15.00-0.3%-14.0%$766.90M$99.28M8.41N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives MUC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives CGBD 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:JOF) 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 | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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