Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors $7.56 -0.05 (-0.59%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.53 -0.02 (-0.33%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSD vs. ECC, CCAP, MUJ, DSU, PEO, CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, and MVFShould you be buying Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund include Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), The India Fund (IFN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund vs. Eagle Point Credit Crescent Capital BDC BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts rate ECC or MSD? Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus price target of $10.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.68%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eagle Point Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ECC or MSD? 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECC or MSD? Eagle Point Credit received 156 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.60% of users gave Eagle Point Credit an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEagle Point CreditOutperform Votes28468.60% Underperform Votes13031.40% Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundOutperform Votes12863.68% Underperform Votes7336.32% Which has more risk & volatility, ECC or MSD? Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECC or MSD a better dividend stock? Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.7%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ECC or MSD? Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEagle Point Credit$97.61M6.09$118.75M$0.849.20Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund$16.87M9.15N/AN/AN/A Is ECC or MSD more profitable? Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 44.67% compared to Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.53% beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eagle Point Credit44.67% 12.53% 8.84% Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer ECC or MSD? In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eagle Point Credit Very Positive Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral SummaryEagle Point Credit beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MSD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$154.36M$7.02B$11.64B$19.70BDividend Yield12.19%6.78%5.46%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8435.13Price / Sales9.1522.0727.5936.36Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.912.854.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.79%0.49%1.72%1.62%1 Month Performance5.11%5.98%9.94%13.00%1 Year Performance5.69%0.79%538.82%5.59% Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.56-0.6%N/A+6.3%$153.25M$16.87M0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit3.4363 of 5 stars$7.89-1.3%$10.33+31.1%-24.6%$614.81M$97.61M9.39N/APositive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.3574 of 5 stars$16.41+2.2%$18.38+12.0%-11.5%$608.16M$83.50M8.25N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.08-0.4%N/A-2.7%$597.90M$12.23M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.49-0.1%N/A-4.2%$571.95M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.69+2.5%N/A-13.9%$530.53M$34.82M0.0018Positive NewsCIONCION Investment2.6443 of 5 stars$9.58+2.1%$11.00+14.9%-19.9%$507.79M$45.95M6.51N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$16.18+3.5%N/A-6.1%$502.33M$110.12M0.0021,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.76+4.0%N/A-8.4%$443.97M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$40.59+1.2%N/A+18.1%$436.95M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.86-0.5%N/A-4.2%$413.45M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECC Alternatives CCAP Alternatives MUJ Alternatives DSU Alternatives PEO Alternatives CION Alternatives IFN Alternatives RMT Alternatives TYG Alternatives MVF Alternatives 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:MSD) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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