Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.57 -0.04 (-0.26%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.58 +0.02 (+0.10%) As of 07/2/2025 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. NXP, BTO, PDT, PEO, ECC, DSU, CCAP, IFN, CION, and TYGShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include NUVEEN SL TFIP (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), India Fund (IFN), CION Investment (CION), and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. Its Competitors NUVEEN SL TFIP John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC India Fund CION Investment Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and Nuveen Sl Tfip (NYSE:NXP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is SPE or NXP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Sl Tfip N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, SPE or NXP? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Sl Tfip has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SPE or NXP a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Nuveen Sl Tfip pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SPE or NXP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANuveen Sl TfipN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPE or NXP? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Nuveen Sl Tfip shares are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Sl Tfip shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer SPE or NXP? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund and Special Opportunities Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Nuveen Sl Tfip's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Special Opportunities Fund's score of 1.27 indicating that Nuveen Sl Tfip is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nuveen Sl Tfip 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats Nuveen Sl Tfip on 4 of the 5 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$174.55M$3.68B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield7.89%6.81%5.58%3.77%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9527.85Price / SalesN/A18.5825.5437.49Price / CashN/A17.4321.3421.91Price / BookN/A1.162.264.55Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance1.70%1.42%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance2.81%2.71%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance16.76%2.68%540.42%13.81% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.57-0.3%N/A+17.2%$174.55MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNXPNUVEEN SL TFIPN/A$13.91-0.4%N/A-2.1%$654.01MN/A0.0040,400BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$33.38+2.3%N/A+26.7%$643.99MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.03+0.4%N/A+14.2%$638.42MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.69-2.0%N/A-6.5%$581.78MN/A0.0018Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit1.9762 of 5 stars$7.48-0.9%$8.67+15.9%-23.1%$580.96M$179.77M-18.70N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.40-0.6%N/A-2.7%$569.76MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageCCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.2936 of 5 stars$14.26-1.0%$17.60+23.4%-26.5%$534.04M$60.50M10.64N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeIFNIndia FundN/A$16.01+0.6%N/A-6.6%$494.11MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageCIONCION Investment1.6789 of 5 stars$9.27+0.2%$11.00+18.7%-20.6%$487.36M$252.43M-31.97N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.04-1.3%N/A+25.3%$458.37MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NUVEEN SL TFIP Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors India Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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