Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.14 +0.05 (+0.33%) As of 01:52 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPE vs. NXP, PDT, ASA, ECC, MUJ, CCAP, DSU, PEO, CION, and IFNShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), and The India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Eagle Point Credit BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Crescent Capital BDC BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Is SPE or NXP a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SPE or NXP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities Fund$37.11M4.56N/AN/AN/ANuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio$75.19M8.68N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, SPE or NXP? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SPE or NXP? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's score of 0.75 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund Positive Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Positive Is SPE or NXP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPE or NXP? Special Opportunities Fund received 79 more outperform votes than Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Special Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 63.96% of users gave Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpecial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioOutperform Votes7163.96% Underperform Votes4036.04% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPE or NXP? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio on 8 of the 10 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 {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 SPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpecial Opportunities FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$169.30M$6.92B$11.48B$19.31BDividend Yield7.99%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4534.55Price / Sales4.5621.8527.5234.91Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.774.68Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.86%-0.29%-1.96%1 Month Performance7.19%3.70%6.03%7.26%1 Year Performance15.66%0.24%536.56%3.95% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.14+0.3%N/A+15.2%$169.30M$37.11M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.09-0.1%N/A-2.9%$659.62M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.74-0.2%N/A+7.4%$626.62M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$29.09+2.1%N/A+58.2%$626.13M$118.94M0.001,100Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.4456 of 5 stars$7.80-1.1%$10.33+32.5%-26.8%$600.19M$97.61M9.29N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.02+0.1%N/A-4.0%$594.93M$12.23M0.00N/APositive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.3212 of 5 stars$15.61+1.2%$17.60+12.7%-14.1%$578.51M$83.50M7.84N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.42-0.1%N/A-5.6%$567.59M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.45-1.6%N/A-14.5%$537.37M$34.82M0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.6334 of 5 stars$9.93+1.1%$11.00+10.8%-23.5%$523.18M$-2,967,000.006.76N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$16.75+1.3%N/A-6.1%$520.19M$110.12M0.0021,000Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors The India Fund 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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