Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors $19.53 -0.14 (-0.71%) As of 09/8/2025 03:57 PM 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 MPV vs. ASA, BTO, CGBD, PDT, PEO, DSU, ECC, CION, RMT, and IFNShould you be buying Barings Participation Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barings Participation Investors include ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), and India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Barings Participation Investors vs. Its Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Eagle Point Credit CION Investment Royce Otc Micro India Fund Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Is MPV or ASA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Participation InvestorsN/A N/A N/A ASA Gold and Precious Metals N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, MPV or ASA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings Participation Investors$18.78M11.05N/AN/AN/AASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, MPV or ASA? Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MPV or ASA a better dividend stock? Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Does the media prefer MPV or ASA? In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 10 more articles in the media than Barings Participation Investors. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Barings Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 1.20 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Barings Participation Investors Very Positive ASA Gold and Precious Metals Positive SummaryBarings Participation Investors beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barings Participation Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 MPV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarings Participation InvestorsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$208.94M$13.60B$12.51B$21.38BDividend Yield7.57%5.70%5.41%3.49%P/E RatioN/A26.09232.3929.64Price / Sales11.057.8630.8648.98Price / CashN/A16.0719.0918.12Price / BookN/A2.792.304.59Net IncomeN/A$557.29M$1.01B$999.86M7 Day Performance-2.47%-0.84%1.94%1.13%1 Month Performance3.55%2.13%4.34%5.61%1 Year Performance21.30%15.05%542.49%16.98% Barings Participation Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$19.53-0.7%N/A+21.6%$208.94M$18.78M0.00900Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$38.68+2.8%N/A+115.6%$832.29MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.08-1.6%N/A+16.6%$731.96MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.4487 of 5 stars$13.83-1.2%$15.10+9.2%-16.9%$704.68M$232.59M11.52N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.33-0.5%N/A+2.8%$655.70MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.99-0.5%N/A-3.8%$577.77MN/A0.0018DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.57-0.5%N/A-2.4%$575.48MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementECCEagle Point Credit3.2446 of 5 stars$7.44-1.5%$8.67+16.6%-24.8%$572.12M$179.77M67.60N/APositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.7234 of 5 stars$10.34-1.0%$10.75+4.0%-13.5%$538.87M$252.43M-54.44N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.04-1.3%N/A+11.8%$528.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$14.98-0.6%N/A-16.2%$465.12MN/A0.0021,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund Competitors 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:MPV) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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