Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.54 +0.03 (+0.19%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.52 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 07/25/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPE vs. PDT, PEO, DSU, ECC, CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MCI, and EVNShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Eagle Point Credit CION Investment India Fund Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is SPE or PDT a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Is SPE or PDT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, SPE or PDT? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPE or PDT? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, SPE or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor SPE or PDT? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund had 3 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 1.16 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund Positive John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Positive SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Special Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPE 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 SPE 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 SPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpecial Opportunities FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$173.71M$3.80B$12.33B$21.21BDividend Yield8.02%6.60%5.55%3.60%P/E RatioN/A0.1418.0624.91Price / SalesN/A18.8126.1160.42Price / CashN/A18.3721.6623.19Price / BookN/A1.122.204.68Net IncomeN/A$165.11M$998.02M$995.03M7 Day Performance0.06%0.50%0.58%1.65%1 Month Performance1.50%0.83%3.45%4.54%1 Year Performance16.67%4.91%536.27%10.00% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.54+0.2%N/A+16.8%$173.71MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.18+0.5%N/A+12.0%$645.31MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.58-1.5%N/A-7.8%$575.73M$34.82M0.0018Positive NewsDividend IncreaseDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.52-0.4%N/A-3.5%$575.21M$44.55M0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit2.1745 of 5 stars$7.31-1.9%$8.67+18.6%-29.3%$573.26M$97.61M-18.26N/ACIONCION Investment1.023 of 5 stars$10.05-0.2%$11.00+9.5%-17.6%$530.56M$252.43M-34.64N/APositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.97+1.0%N/A-11.6%$491.31MN/A0.0021,000RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.48flatN/A-1.8%$480.47MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.81-0.4%N/A+20.9%$462.57M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoverageMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.81-3.7%N/A+11.5%$438.66M$37.92M0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.34+0.5%N/A+1.0%$407.78M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors India Fund Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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:SPE) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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