Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PHK or MPV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor PHK or MPV?

In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Barings Participation Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 0.00 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
PIMCO High Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Barings Participation Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is PHK or MPV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 12.1%. Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%.

Which has more risk & volatility, PHK or MPV?

PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PIMCO High Income Fund beats Barings Participation Investors on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.