Mexico Fund (MXF) Competitors

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBDC or MXF?

Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBDC or MXF more profitable?

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 35.67% compared to Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 9.76% beat Mexico Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Bdc	35.67%	9.76%	4.26%
Mexico Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer BBDC or MXF?

Barings Bdc presently has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.89%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than Mexico Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Mexico Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BBDC or MXF?

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than Mexico Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Bdc	$286.17M	3.45	$110.29M	$0.96	9.79
Mexico Fund	-$34.30M	-7.84	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBDC or MXF?

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings Bdc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Mexico Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BBDC or MXF?

In the previous week, Mexico Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mexico Fund and 3 mentions for Barings Bdc. Mexico Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Barings Bdc's score of 0.56 indicating that Mexico Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Bdc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mexico Fund	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BBDC or MXF a better dividend stock?

Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Barings Bdc pays out 108.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Barings Bdc beats Mexico Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.