Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors $7.72 -0.12 (-1.53%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSD vs. PEO, ECC, DSU, CCAP, IFN, CION, TYG, RMT, MCI, and EVNShould 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 Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), India Fund (IFN), CION Investment (CION), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund vs. Its Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC India Fund CION Investment Tortoise Energy Infrastructure ROYCE OTC MICRO Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk. Is MSD or PEO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A Adams Natural Resources Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MSD or PEO? 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, MSD or PEO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund$16.87M9.28N/AN/AN/AAdams Natural Resources Fund$34.82M16.15N/AN/AN/A Is MSD or PEO a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Does the media favor MSD or PEO? In the previous week, Adams Natural Resources Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Adams Natural Resources Fund and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Adams Natural Resources Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.38 indicating that Adams Natural Resources Fund 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) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Adams Natural Resources Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MSD or PEO? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAdams Natural Resources Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 8 of the 8 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 MSD 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 FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$159.13M$3.60B$11.93B$20.33BDividend Yield11.67%6.88%5.62%3.78%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.8127.52Price / Sales9.2833.9226.0438.36Price / CashN/A17.4618.1517.85Price / BookN/A1.152.214.54Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.09M7 Day Performance-1.28%1.86%1.40%1.70%1 Month Performance0.39%2.54%2.66%4.05%1 Year Performance5.18%2.55%539.54%12.20% 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$7.72-1.5%N/A+6.9%$159.13M$16.87M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsDividend CutPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.69-2.0%N/A-9.3%$581.78MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit1.9962 of 5 stars$7.48-0.9%$8.67+15.9%-24.7%$580.96M$179.77M-18.70N/APositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.40-0.6%N/A-2.9%$569.76MN/A0.00N/ACCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.2704 of 5 stars$14.26-1.0%$17.60+23.4%-22.9%$534.04M$60.50M10.64N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeIFNIndia FundN/A$16.01+0.6%N/A-7.2%$494.11MN/A0.0021,000CIONCION Investment1.5201 of 5 stars$9.27+0.2%$11.00+18.7%-21.6%$487.36M$252.43M-31.97N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.04-1.3%N/A+22.8%$458.37MN/A0.00N/ARMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$8.81+0.8%N/A-0.5%$442.96MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.84-1.5%N/A+14.2%$429.52MN/A0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.22-0.2%N/A-0.9%$406.19MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PEO Alternatives ECC Alternatives DSU Alternatives CCAP Alternatives IFN Alternatives CION Alternatives TYG Alternatives RMT Alternatives MCI Alternatives EVN 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 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored379 passengers walked away from thisElon Musk just wrote a $51 million check to back this material’s next phase… Because it’s not just saving l...True Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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