Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

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MSD vs. ECC, HQL, TWN, IFN, and EVN

Should you buy Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund 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 Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund include Eagle Point Credit (ECC), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Taiwan Fund (TWN), India Fund (IFN), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eagle Point Credit?

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

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $6.67, indicating a potential upside of 61.42%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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
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
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 4 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 0.54 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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Eagle Point Credit	Positive

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eagle Point Credit.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$203.99M	2.68	-$115M	$1.02	4.05

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 36.8%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 149.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 12.33% compared to Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.47% 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 Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	12.33%	13.47%	8.14%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors?

abrdn Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) 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 companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%.

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
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, abrdn Life Sciences Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for abrdn Life Sciences Investors and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. abrdn Life Sciences Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Life Sciences Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	Positive
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	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. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

abrdn Life Sciences Investors beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taiwan Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Taiwan Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Taiwan Fund	Neutral

Summary

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Taiwan Fund tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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

India Fund has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.0%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%.

10.8% of India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 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	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, India Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for India Fund and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
India Fund	Positive
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral

Summary

India Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	Neutral

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MSD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$149.67M	$4.80B	$13.65B	$23.26B
Dividend Yield	8.84%	7.04%	5.82%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	23.92	31.06
Price / Sales	N/A	33.34	152.35	24.27
Price / Cash	N/A	5.38	20.15	25.10
Price / Book	N/A	4.43	2.16	4.78
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	2.07%	1.78%	1.61%	3.20%
1 Month Performance	0.07%	0.35%	0.44%	2.35%
1 Year Performance	-2.32%	15.89%	12.84%	30.14%

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	$7.38 +0.4%	N/A	-2.6%	$149.67M	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECC Eagle Point Credit	4.3561 of 5 stars	$4.07 +1.1%	$6.67 +64.0%	-46.2%	$537.43M	-$125.96M	21.40	N/A	Earnings Report
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	N/A	$17.61 +1.1%	N/A	+39.4%	$535.49M	$86.39M	N/A	N/A
TWN Taiwan Fund	N/A	$89.42 +0.6%	N/A	+153.9%	$517.30M	$234.70M	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
IFN India Fund	N/A	$11.73 +1.5%	N/A	-31.3%	$500.07M	N/A	N/A	21,000

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

MSD vs. ECC, HQL, TWN, IFN, and EVN

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eagle Point Credit?

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How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors?

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

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

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How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

MSD vs. ECC, HQL, TWN, IFN, and EVN

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eagle Point Credit?

Which has more volatility and risk, MSD or ECC?

Do analysts rate MSD or ECC?

Does the media refer more to MSD or ECC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSD or ECC?

Is MSD or ECC a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MSD or ECC?

Is MSD or ECC more profitable?

Summary

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors?

Is HQL or MSD more profitable?

Is HQL or MSD a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HQL or MSD?

Which has more risk and volatility, HQL or MSD?

Does the media favor HQL or MSD?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HQL or MSD?

Summary

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

Is MSD or TWN more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MSD or TWN?

Which has more volatility and risk, MSD or TWN?

Is MSD or TWN a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to MSD or TWN?

Summary

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

Is IFN or MSD more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, IFN or MSD?

Is IFN or MSD a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IFN or MSD?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IFN or MSD?

Does the media favor IFN or MSD?

Summary

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Which has more volatility and risk, MSD or EVN?

Does the media favor MSD or EVN?

Is MSD or EVN a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MSD or EVN?

Is MSD or EVN more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

MSD vs. The Competition

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Competitors List

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