Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors $19.49 +0.10 (+0.52%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.49 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/24/2025 04:10 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 MPV vs. PHK, BTO, PDT, CGBD, DSU, RMT, PEO, CION, HQL, and IFNShould you be buying Barings Participation Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barings Participation Investors include PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Barings Participation Investors vs. Its Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Carlyle Secured Lending BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Royce Otc Micro Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors India Fund PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is PHK or MPV more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PIMCO High Income FundN/A N/A N/A Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A Is PHK or MPV a better dividend stock? PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Does the media prefer PHK or MPV? In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. PIMCO High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Barings Participation Investors' score of -0.71 indicating that PIMCO High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PIMCO High Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barings Participation Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has more risk & volatility, PHK or MPV? PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, PHK or MPV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPIMCO High Income Fund$103.66M7.98N/AN/AN/ABarings Participation InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in PHK or MPV? 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPIMCO High Income Fund beats Barings Participation Investors on 5 of the 6 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$205.97M$13.14B$12.71B$21.98BDividend Yield7.63%6.47%5.56%3.57%P/E RatioN/A24.8322.2133.42Price / SalesN/A6.9130.6091.10Price / CashN/A15.1022.3624.54Price / BookN/A2.772.204.66Net IncomeN/A$567.68M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.02%0.63%1.57%2.22%1 Month Performance-1.81%0.61%0.23%2.07%1 Year Performance12.46%5.62%538.07%14.05% Barings Participation Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$19.49+0.5%N/A+13.6%$205.97MN/A0.00900News CoveragePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.85+1.6%N/A-4.8%$830.87MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.71+1.1%N/A+3.5%$685.15M$158.32M0.002,719Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.10+0.2%N/A-0.9%$644.08M$108.25M0.00147,000News CoverageCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7083 of 5 stars$12.54+0.9%$14.83+18.3%-27.6%$638.27M$232.59M10.44N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.21+0.2%N/A-5.1%$555.87MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.530.0%N/A+13.8%$553.54M$89.62M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.95-0.2%N/A-8.9%$550.44MN/A0.0018Positive NewsCIONCION Investment0.8746 of 5 stars$9.46+1.6%$8.50-10.1%-21.7%$492.51M$252.43M-49.76N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$16.78-0.4%N/A+13.0%$484.15MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpIFNIndia FundN/A$15.04-0.9%N/A-15.4%$467.05M-$7.38M0.0021,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | 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 | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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