Do analysts rate KF or RHLD?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Korea Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Resolute Holdings Management 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KF or RHLD?

The Korea Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resolute Holdings Management. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Resolute Holdings Management $462.05M 2.45 -$5.92M $5.43 26.61

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KF or FSCO?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FS Credit Opportunities $163.59M 6.27 N/A N/A N/A

Is KF or FSCO more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A FS Credit Opportunities N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend KF or BBDC?

Barings Bdc has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.34%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than The Korea Fund. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Korea Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Barings Bdc 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20

Which has better valuation & earnings, KF or BBDC?

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Barings Bdc $279.21M 3.54 $101.92M $0.83 11.37

Do analysts rate KF or RPC?

Ridgepost Capital has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Ridgepost Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ridgepost Capital is more favorable than The Korea Fund. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Korea Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Ridgepost Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KF or RPC?

Ridgepost Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ridgepost Capital $297.35M 3.28 $19.50M $0.25 35.34

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KF or MYN?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is KF or MYN more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Korea Fund N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors

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KF vs. RHLD, FSCO, BBDC, RPC, and MYN

Should you buy The Korea Fund stock or one of its competitors? The Korea Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Ridgepost Capital (RPC), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does The Korea Fund compare to Resolute Holdings Management?

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and Resolute Holdings Management (NYSE:RHLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

The Korea Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resolute Holdings Management.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Resolute Holdings Management	$462.05M	2.45	-$5.92M	$5.43	26.61

In the previous week, Resolute Holdings Management had 4 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Resolute Holdings Management and 1 mentions for The Korea Fund. Resolute Holdings Management's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat The Korea Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Holdings Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	Neutral
Resolute Holdings Management	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Korea Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Resolute Holdings Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Resolute Holdings Management has a net margin of 4.21% compared to The Korea Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Resolute Holdings Management's return on equity of 3.55% beat The Korea Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Resolute Holdings Management	4.21%	3.55%	1.71%

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Resolute Holdings Management has a beta of -1.29, suggesting that its share price is 229% less volatile than the broader market.

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Resolute Holdings Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Resolute Holdings Management beats The Korea Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Korea Fund compare to FS Credit Opportunities?

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and FS Credit Opportunities (NYSE:FSCO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. FS Credit Opportunities pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	N/A	N/A

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FS Credit Opportunities has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	$163.59M	6.27	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, The Korea Fund had 1 more articles in the media than FS Credit Opportunities. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Korea Fund and 0 mentions for FS Credit Opportunities. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FS Credit Opportunities'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	Neutral
FS Credit Opportunities	Neutral

Summary

The Korea Fund beats FS Credit Opportunities on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Korea Fund compare to Barings Bdc?

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Barings Bdc pays out 125.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Bdc	$279.21M	3.54	$101.92M	$0.83	11.37

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 32.73% compared to The Korea Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.07% beat The Korea Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Bdc	32.73%	10.07%	4.38%

In the previous week, The Korea Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Korea Fund and 0 mentions for Barings Bdc. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barings Bdc'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	Neutral
Barings Bdc	Neutral

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Barings Bdc has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.34%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than The Korea Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Korea Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

Barings Bdc beats The Korea Fund on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Korea Fund compare to Ridgepost Capital?

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, The Korea Fund and The Korea Fund both had 1 articles in the media. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ridgepost Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	Neutral
Ridgepost Capital	Neutral

Ridgepost Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ridgepost Capital	$297.35M	3.28	$19.50M	$0.25	35.34

Ridgepost Capital has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Ridgepost Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ridgepost Capital is more favorable than The Korea Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Korea Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ridgepost Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ridgepost Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ridgepost Capital pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ridgepost Capital has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Ridgepost Capital has a net margin of 9.03% compared to The Korea Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Ridgepost Capital's return on equity of 21.02% beat The Korea Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ridgepost Capital	9.03%	21.02%	9.21%

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of Ridgepost Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Ridgepost Capital shares are owned 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.

Summary

Ridgepost Capital beats The Korea Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Korea Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund?

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, The Korea Fund and The Korea Fund both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat The Korea Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Very Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%.

Summary

The Korea Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

KF vs. The Competition

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Metric	The Korea Fund	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$267.94M	$5.74B	$14.06B	$24.24B
Dividend Yield	0.68%	7.39%	5.89%	3.70%
P/E Ratio	N/A	39.07	29.63	30.25
Price / Sales	N/A	1,215.67	514.32	17.47
Price / Cash	N/A	48.31	30.73	19.81
Price / Book	N/A	3.77	2.88	4.91
Net Income	N/A	$417.46M	$1.31B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	5.38%	0.81%	1.37%	0.68%
1 Month Performance	8.43%	2.36%	2.98%	3.04%
1 Year Performance	133.45%	7.76%	11.66%	15.13%

The Korea Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
KF The Korea Fund	N/A	$64.41 +3.2%	N/A	+126.3%	$267.94M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Decrease Gap Up
RHLD Resolute Holdings Management	1.3451 of 5 stars	$127.02 -7.2%	N/A	+107.0%	$1.04B	$462.05M	23.39	5,620	News Coverage
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	$5.14 +0.7%	N/A	-31.5%	$1.04B	$163.59M	N/A	N/A
BBDC Barings Bdc	2.3494 of 5 stars	$9.41 +0.2%	$9.75 +3.7%	-2.7%	$974.82M	$279.21M	11.33	26	High Trading Volume
RPC Ridgepost Capital	4.0011 of 5 stars	$8.51 -0.3%	$11.00 +29.3%	N/A	$955.77M	$297.35M	34.02	180

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KF vs. RHLD, FSCO, BBDC, RPC, and MYN

How does The Korea Fund compare to Resolute Holdings Management?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KF or RHLD?

Does the media refer more to KF or RHLD?

Do analysts rate KF or RHLD?

Is KF or RHLD more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, KF or RHLD?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KF or RHLD?

Summary

How does The Korea Fund compare to FS Credit Opportunities?

Is KF or FSCO a better dividend stock?

Is KF or FSCO more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KF or FSCO?

Which has more volatility & risk, KF or FSCO?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KF or FSCO?

Does the media refer more to KF or FSCO?

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How does The Korea Fund compare to Barings Bdc?

Is KF or BBDC a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation & earnings, KF or BBDC?

Which has more volatility & risk, KF or BBDC?

Is KF or BBDC more profitable?

Does the media prefer KF or BBDC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KF or BBDC?

Do analysts recommend KF or BBDC?

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How does The Korea Fund compare to Ridgepost Capital?

Does the media refer more to KF or RPC?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KF or RPC?

Do analysts rate KF or RPC?

Is KF or RPC a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, KF or RPC?

Is KF or RPC more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KF or RPC?

Summary

How does The Korea Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund?

Which has more volatility and risk, KF or MYN?

Is KF or MYN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KF or MYN?

Does the media prefer KF or MYN?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KF or MYN?

Is KF or MYN a better dividend stock?

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