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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

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$7.28 +0.02 (+0.28%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

MSD vs. TWN, AEXA, VGM, MMU, and GAMI

Should you buy Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Taiwan Fund (TWN), American Exceptionalism Acquisition (AEXA), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), and GAMCO Investors (GAMI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Taiwan Fund?

Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan FundN/A N/A N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund N/A N/A N/A

Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%.

In the previous week, Taiwan Fund and Taiwan Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Taiwan Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that Taiwan Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

Summary

Taiwan Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to American Exceptionalism Acquisition?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and American Exceptionalism Acquisition (NYSE:AEXA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
American Exceptionalism Acquisition
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
American Exceptionalism AcquisitionN/AN/A-$7.20M$0.1296.25

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 1 more articles in the media than American Exceptionalism Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 0 mentions for American Exceptionalism Acquisition. American Exceptionalism Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that American Exceptionalism Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A
American Exceptionalism Acquisition N/A N/A N/A

Summary

American Exceptionalism Acquisition beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Inv Vk Tr Inv?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Inv Vk Tr Inv (NYSE:VGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

38.1% of Inv Vk Tr Inv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Inv Vk Tr Inv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A
Inv Vk Tr Inv N/A N/A N/A

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inv Vk Tr Inv has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Inv Vk Tr InvN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Inv Vk Tr Inv had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inv Vk Tr Inv and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Inv Vk Tr Inv's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that Inv Vk Tr Inv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Inv Vk Tr Inv
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Inv Vk Tr Inv pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%.

Summary

Inv Vk Tr Inv beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (NYSE:MMU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund N/A N/A N/A

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Western Asset Managed Municipals FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund beats Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to GAMCO Investors?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GAMCO Investors has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

GAMCO Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GAMCO Investors$231.40M2.47$64.46M$3.168.39

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. GAMCO Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GAMCO Investors pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GAMCO Investors has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

3.3% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.2% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned 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.

GAMCO Investors has a net margin of 27.86% compared to Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. GAMCO Investors' return on equity of 36.01% beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A
GAMCO Investors 27.86%36.01%23.05%

In the previous week, GAMCO Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GAMCO Investors and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. GAMCO Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that GAMCO Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
GAMCO Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

GAMCO Investors beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MSD vs. The Competition

MetricMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$147.64M$5.71B$14.23B$23.60B
Dividend Yield8.40%7.39%5.90%3.75%
P/E RatioN/A31.4526.1029.37
Price / SalesN/A1,238.72522.6716.87
Price / CashN/A48.0437.9531.91
Price / BookN/A1.982.137.62
Net IncomeN/A$418.80M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.53%0.13%-0.51%
1 Month Performance-0.21%1.08%1.95%0.73%
1 Year Performance-2.61%7.69%12.28%13.98%

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSD
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
N/A$7.28
+0.3%
N/A-2.3%$147.64MN/AN/AN/A
TWN
Taiwan Fund
N/A$100.56
+1.7%
N/A+104.8%$582.24MN/AN/AN/A
AEXA
American Exceptionalism Acquisition
N/A$11.48
-0.1%
N/AN/A$567.81MN/A191.332
VGM
Inv Vk Tr Inv
N/A$10.31
+0.4%
N/A+5.7%$559.08M$17.45MN/A147,000
MMU
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
N/A$10.13
flat
N/A+0.3%$553.25MN/AN/A147,000

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This page (NYSE:MSD) was last updated on 9/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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