The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors $27.41 +0.42 (+1.56%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KF vs. CION, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, LEO, and MYNShould you be buying The Korea Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Korea Fund include CION Investment (CION), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The Korea Fund vs. Its Competitors CION Investment ROYCE OTC MICRO Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has better earnings and valuation, CION or KF? CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCION Investment$252.43M2.04$33.90M-$0.29-33.69The Korea Fund-$25.99M-5.10N/AN/AN/A Is CION or KF more profitable? The Korea Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -6.49%. CION Investment's return on equity of 10.07% beat The Korea Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CION Investment-6.49% 10.07% 4.28% The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A Is CION or KF a better dividend stock? CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to CION or KF? In the previous week, CION Investment had 3 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CION Investment and 0 mentions for The Korea Fund. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat The Korea Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that CION Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment CION Investment Neutral The Korea Fund Neutral Do analysts prefer CION or KF? CION Investment currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CION Investment is more favorable than The Korea Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CION Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50The Korea Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, CION or KF? CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CION or KF? 32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCION Investment beats The Korea Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Korea Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KF 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 KF 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 KF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Korea FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$132.48M$3.72B$12.20B$20.68BDividend Yield1.66%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0528.10Price / Sales-5.1027.8426.1036.76Price / CashN/A17.7521.7022.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance3.34%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance10.84%2.44%3.69%4.37%1 Year Performance6.36%2.80%541.99%15.08% The Korea Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFThe Korea FundN/A$27.41+1.6%N/A+6.4%$132.48M-$25.99M0.00N/ACIONCION Investment1.4135 of 5 stars$9.59+0.8%$11.00+14.7%-20.0%$501.06M$252.43M-33.07N/ANews CoverageRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.24+0.8%N/A+4.7%$464.76MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.88+2.5%N/A+23.9%$461.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.64+1.8%N/A+15.6%$431.35MN/A0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.27+0.2%N/A+0.5%$406.59MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.58+0.6%N/A-9.7%$394.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.734 of 5 stars$24.81+0.5%$24.25-2.3%+11.4%$379.20M$148.85M12.163,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.80+0.2%N/A-8.3%$368.99MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.91+1.5%N/A-2.9%$362.53MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.51+0.6%N/A-8.5%$362.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CION Alternatives RMT Alternatives TYG Alternatives MCI Alternatives EVN Alternatives MVF Alternatives SAR Alternatives HQL Alternatives LEO Alternatives MYN 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:KF) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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