Mexico Fund (MXF) Competitors $17.87 +0.13 (+0.73%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MXF vs. BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, ASA, NXP, and PDTShould you be buying Mexico Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mexico Fund include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), 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), Nuveen Sl Tfip (NXP), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mexico Fund vs. Its Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Nuveen Sl Tfip John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, BCSF or MXF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BCSF or MXF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 39.60% compared to Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.62% beat Mexico Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bain Capital Specialty Finance39.60% 11.62% 5.19% Mexico Fund N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend BCSF or MXF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than Mexico Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Mexico Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor BCSF or MXF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Mexico Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 1 mentions for Mexico Fund. Mexico Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.08 indicating that Mexico Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bain Capital Specialty Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mexico Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BCSF or MXF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Mexico Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBain Capital Specialty Finance$292.65M3.38$119.42M$1.748.76Mexico FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is BCSF or MXF a better dividend stock? Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats Mexico Fund on 10 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MXF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$261.62M$3.72B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield4.92%6.77%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0428.07Price / SalesN/A17.1825.7138.44Price / CashN/A17.7521.7022.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance2.20%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance4.63%2.65%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance10.38%2.89%538.61%15.06% Mexico Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MXFMexico FundN/A$17.87+0.7%N/A+9.6%$261.62MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2393 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-8.2%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000News CoverageBBDCBarings Bdc2.3894 of 5 stars$9.16+0.7%$9.67+5.5%-6.2%$959.22M$286.17M9.7426AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.05+0.5%N/A+4.9%$948.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.57+0.3%N/A-9.9%$836.48MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.80+0.4%N/A-0.1%$819.73MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.0448 of 5 stars$13.68-1.7%$14.75+7.8%-23.5%$709.32M$232.59M10.13N/APositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.39+1.0%N/A+28.2%$691.96MN/A0.002,719ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$31.45+3.0%N/A+72.3%$656.93MN/A0.001,100High Trading VolumeNXPNuveen Sl TfipN/A$14.01+0.4%N/A-3.3%$653.54MN/A0.0040,400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.23+0.7%N/A+13.1%$646.29MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives CGBD Alternatives BTO Alternatives ASA Alternatives NXP 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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