Mexico Fund (MXF) Competitors $19.18 -0.12 (-0.60%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/18/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MXF vs. PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, ASA, PHK, BTO, CGBD, and PDTShould you be buying Mexico Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mexico Fund include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mexico Fund vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors ASA Gold and Precious Metals PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is MXF or PFLT a better dividend stock? Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MXF or PFLT? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Mexico Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company 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. Is MXF or PFLT more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat Mexico Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mexico FundN/A N/A N/A PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 45.36%10.76%4.65% Do analysts rate MXF or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $10.88, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Mexico Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mexico Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility and risk, MXF or PFLT? Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MXF or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Mexico Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMexico FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APennantPark Floating Rate Capital$89.89M10.86$91.84M$0.8411.71 Does the media prefer MXF or PFLT? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Mexico Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 1 mentions for Mexico Fund. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Mexico Fund's score of 0.53 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mexico Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Mexico Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mexico Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MXF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 MXF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMexico FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$282.41M$3.94B$12.80B$21.54BDividend Yield4.72%6.02%5.42%3.51%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.3430.17Price / SalesN/A30.3431.1475.21Price / CashN/A18.6522.2024.62Price / BookN/A1.312.354.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance1.40%0.32%0.56%1.52%1 Month Performance6.24%3.67%4.05%5.96%1 Year Performance25.70%3.12%541.32%14.24% Mexico Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MXFMexico FundN/A$19.18-0.6%N/A+25.5%$282.41MN/A0.00N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.9391 of 5 stars$10.27-0.2%$10.88+5.9%-14.7%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.0941 of 5 stars$15.69+0.2%$16.50+5.2%-12.3%$1.02B$292.65M9.451,000Ex-DividendBBDCBarings Bdc2.749 of 5 stars$9.47+0.3%$9.67+2.1%-6.5%$997.23M$286.17M9.8826Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.28-0.1%N/A+2.2%$972.24M$70.19M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.72-0.6%N/A-11.2%$900.27MN/A0.00147,000ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$40.10-0.9%N/A+105.4%$863.54M$269.17M0.001,100Positive NewsInsider TradePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.02-0.1%N/A+0.0%$860.02MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.59-0.5%N/A+11.9%$742.10M$158.32M0.002,719Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.6621 of 5 stars$13.75-0.7%$15.10+9.9%-22.8%$700.19M$232.59M11.45N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.37-0.4%N/A+0.1%$657.60M$108.25M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PFLT Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives ASA Alternatives PHK Alternatives BTO Alternatives CGBD Alternatives PDT 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:MXF) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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