Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

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

Should 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), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Taiwan Fund (TWN), India Fund (IFN), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

: 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 $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 39.3%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 873.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
: 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%
: Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 57.79%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
: 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
: 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 1.64 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 Very Positive
: Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Point Credit.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund $21.69M 6.91 N/A N/A N/A
Eagle Point Credit -$125.96M -4.43 -$115M $0.19 22.24
: Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$21.69M	6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	-$125.96M	-4.43	-$115M	$0.19	22.24

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 11 of the 15 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

: 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
: In the previous week, abrdn Life Sciences Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund'saverage media sentiment score.
Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors Neutral
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral
: abrdn Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%.
: abrdn Life Sciences Investors has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: 32.2% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences Investors $86.39M 6.29 N/A N/A N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund $21.69M 6.91 N/A N/A N/A

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	Neutral
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$86.39M	6.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$21.69M	6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

: 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 $21.69M 6.91 N/A N/A N/A
Taiwan Fund $75.23M 7.41 N/A N/A N/A
: In the previous week, Taiwan Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Taiwan Fund and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Taiwan Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Taiwan Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral
Taiwan Fund Neutral
: 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 6.4%.
: Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$21.69M	6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taiwan Fund	$75.23M	7.41	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Taiwan Fund 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 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

: 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
: 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 $21.69M 6.91 N/A N/A N/A
: 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
: 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 0.00 equaled Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund'saverage media sentiment score.
Company Overall Sentiment
India Fund Neutral
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral
: India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.7%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%.
: India Fund has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$21.69M	6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

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

Summary

India Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

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

: Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 178.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
: Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC 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
Crescent Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)

3 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
: Crescent Capital BDC has a net margin of 20.64% compared to Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.32% 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
Crescent Capital BDC 20.64% 9.32% 4.07%
: In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crescent Capital BDC'saverage media sentiment score.
Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Neutral
Crescent Capital BDC Neutral
: 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund $21.69M 6.91 N/A N/A N/A
Crescent Capital BDC $167.29M 3.06 $34.51M $0.94 14.75

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
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	20.64%	9.32%	4.07%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Crescent Capital BDC	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$21.69M	6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$167.29M	3.06	$34.51M	$0.94	14.75

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Metric	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$149.90M	$4.42B	$13.40B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	8.81%	7.20%	5.77%	4.03%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.06	23.36	28.59
Price / Sales	6.91	52.44	178.07	23.63
Price / Cash	N/A	5.51	19.72	19.03
Price / Book	N/A	3.30	2.21	4.69
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.11B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.41%	0.67%	0.06%	0.97%
1 Month Performance	4.93%	3.73%	4.68%	6.63%
1 Year Performance	-1.92%	14.81%	13.67%	31.82%

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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	$7.39 +0.5%	N/A	N/A	$149.90M	$21.69M	N/A	N/A
ECC Eagle Point Credit	4.8284 of 5 stars	$4.03 +0.1%	$6.67 +65.6%	N/A	$532.14M	-$125.96M	21.19	N/A	Positive News
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	N/A	$17.38 -0.9%	N/A	N/A	$528.49M	$86.39M	N/A	N/A
TWN Taiwan Fund	N/A	$89.34 +0.2%	N/A	N/A	$517.48M	$75.23M	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
IFN India Fund	N/A	$12.05 -0.1%	N/A	N/A	$513.93M	N/A	N/A	21,000	News Coverage

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors

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