Do analysts rate MPV or NMFC?

New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $9.08, indicating a potential upside of 31.26%. Given New Mountain Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Barings Participation Investors. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barings Participation Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 New Mountain Finance 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MPV or NMFC?

New Mountain Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Participation Investors. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A New Mountain Finance $327.08M 2.00 $16.49M -$0.58 N/A

Does the media refer more to MPV or NMFC?

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors and Barings Participation Investors both had 2 articles in the media. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat New Mountain Finance's score of -0.96 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Participation Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral New Mountain Finance 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 higher valuation and earnings, MPV or MUJ?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is MPV or MUJ more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MPV or PDT?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is MPV or PDT more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DSU or MPV?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is DSU or MPV more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, HQL or MPV?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio abrdn Life Sciences Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is HQL or MPV more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn Life Sciences Investors N/A N/A N/A Barings Participation Investors N/A N/A N/A

Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

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MPV vs. NMFC, MUJ, PDT, DSU, and HQL

Should you buy Barings Participation Investors stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barings Participation Investors with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barings Participation Investors include New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to New Mountain Finance?

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. New Mountain Finance pays out -172.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Barings Participation Investors has a net margin of 0.00% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of -18.65%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 11.14% beat Barings Participation Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mountain Finance	-18.65%	11.14%	4.63%

New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $9.08, indicating a potential upside of 31.26%. Given New Mountain Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Barings Participation Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Participation Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
New Mountain Finance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors and Barings Participation Investors both had 2 articles in the media. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat New Mountain Finance's score of -0.96 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Participation Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Mountain Finance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

New Mountain Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Participation Investors.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mountain Finance	$327.08M	2.00	$16.49M	-$0.58	N/A

Summary

New Mountain Finance beats Barings Participation Investors on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund?

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (NYSE:MUJ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

15.1% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Participation Investors and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Barings Participation Investors' score of 0.34 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barings Participation Investors	Neutral
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	Very Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Barings Participation Investors and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund?

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Participation Investors and 0 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barings Participation Investors	Neutral
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Neutral

13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%.

Summary

Barings Participation Investors beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund?

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%.

24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Participation Investors and 1 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -0.87 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Barings Participation Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and Barings Participation Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors?

abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Barings Participation Investors had 2 more articles in the media than abrdn Life Sciences Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Participation Investors and 0 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat abrdn Life Sciences Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Barings Participation Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	Neutral
Barings Participation Investors	Neutral

32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

abrdn Life Sciences Investors beats Barings Participation Investors on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

MPV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Barings Participation Investors	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$167.60M	$12.37B	$14.42B	$23.48B
Dividend Yield	9.50%	7.41%	5.68%	4.18%
P/E Ratio	N/A	21.60	20.45	30.84
Price / Sales	N/A	4.19	45.12	20.79
Price / Cash	N/A	13.05	19.65	32.60
Price / Book	N/A	3.23	2.25	4.75
Net Income	N/A	$553.89M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.15%	0.50%	-0.19%	-0.13%
1 Month Performance	-10.93%	3.97%	1.46%	1.46%
1 Year Performance	-19.25%	-0.14%	12.47%	16.19%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MPV Barings Participation Investors	N/A	$15.37 -1.4%	N/A	-18.5%	$167.60M	N/A	N/A	900	News Coverage
NMFC New Mountain Finance	4.0415 of 5 stars	$7.11 +1.4%	$9.25 +30.1%	-33.6%	$671.54M	$327.08M	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
MUJ BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	N/A	$12.29 -0.5%	N/A	+13.4%	$653.71M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	$13.00 +0.0%	N/A	-2.4%	$639.22M	N/A	N/A	147,000
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	N/A	$9.62 -1.1%	N/A	-9.4%	$616.80M	$39.19M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage

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Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

MPV vs. NMFC, MUJ, PDT, DSU, and HQL

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Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

MPV vs. NMFC, MUJ, PDT, DSU, and HQL

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to New Mountain Finance?

Is MPV or NMFC a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, MPV or NMFC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MPV or NMFC?

Is MPV or NMFC more profitable?

Do analysts rate MPV or NMFC?

Does the media refer more to MPV or NMFC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MPV or NMFC?

Summary

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MPV or MUJ?

Is MPV or MUJ more profitable?

Does the media favor MPV or MUJ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MPV or MUJ?

Is MPV or MUJ a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, MPV or MUJ?

Summary

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund?

Which has more risk and volatility, MPV or PDT?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MPV or PDT?

Is MPV or PDT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to MPV or PDT?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MPV or PDT?

Is MPV or PDT a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DSU or MPV?

Which has more volatility and risk, DSU or MPV?

Is DSU or MPV a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DSU or MPV?

Is DSU or MPV more profitable?

Does the media refer more to DSU or MPV?

Summary

How does Barings Participation Investors compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors?

Which has more risk and volatility, HQL or MPV?

Is HQL or MPV more profitable?

Does the media refer more to HQL or MPV?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HQL or MPV?

Is HQL or MPV a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation and earnings, HQL or MPV?

Summary

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MPV vs. The Competition

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