PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (PZC) Competitors $6.18 -0.02 (-0.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PZC vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE:PZC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Is AGD or PZC more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A Is AGD or PZC a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Which has better earnings and valuation, AGD or PZC? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/APIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III$1.95MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or PZC? PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III received 7 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund IIIOutperform Votes11563.54% Underperform Votes6636.46% Does the media prefer AGD or PZC? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III's score of 1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PZC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PZC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPIMCO California Municipal Income Fund IIIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.20B$5.73B$19.53BDividend Yield0.06%4.42%4.17%3.87%P/E RatioN/A20.1012.5134.78Price / SalesN/A2,372.151,693.5538.45Price / CashN/A60.8149.8317.51Price / BookN/A1.151.364.75Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.08%1.21%0.65%1.26%1 Month Performance-4.11%16.80%9.46%3.19%1 Year Performance-11.15%3.40%13.40%5.49% PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PZCPIMCO California Municipal Income Fund IIIN/A$6.18-0.2%N/A-10.8%$0.00$1.95M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.25-0.4%N/A+8.4%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.3%N/A+5.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.43+1.3%N/A-7.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088News CoverageTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.53+1.3%N/A-19.7%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.69-0.4%N/A-2.8%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.42-0.1%N/A-3.7%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.12-0.8%N/A-3.0%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.78-0.8%N/A-6.8%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.02-3.8%N/A-5.4%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.60-0.5%N/A-0.5%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors HYT Competitors 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:PZC) was last updated on 6/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDalio heeds Buffett’s warning… [$319 million stake in gold]Dalio bought a gold ETF… I don’t recommend that for the average retail investor. 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