MXF vs. BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, ASA, PDT, PEO, and DSU
Should you be buying Mexico Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mexico Fund include Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Mexico Fund vs. Its Competitors
Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.
44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Mexico Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Barings Bdc has a net margin of 35.21% compared to Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.74% beat Mexico Fund's return on equity.
In the previous week, Barings Bdc had 2 more articles in the media than Mexico Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barings Bdc and 0 mentions for Mexico Fund. Barings Bdc's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Mexico Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Barings Bdc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than Mexico Fund.
Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Barings Bdc pays out 110.6% 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.
Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Barings Bdc currently has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than Mexico Fund.
Summary
Barings Bdc beats Mexico Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MXF) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
