PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) and Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer PHK or ADX?

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 9 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 0 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PIMCO High Income Fund	Neutral
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PHK or ADX?

PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHK or ADX more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is PHK or ADX a better dividend stock?

PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PHK or ADX?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$564.12M	4.58	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PHK or ADX?

11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity 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.

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats PIMCO High Income Fund on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.