Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.73 +0.01 (+0.06%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.72 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 09/5/2025 04:10 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, RMT, IFN, 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), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), India Fund (IFN), 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 Royce Otc Micro India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is PDT or SPE more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Special Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Is PDT or SPE a better dividend stock? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDT or SPE? 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, PDT or SPE? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PDT or SPE? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer PDT or SPE? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Special Opportunities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Positive Special Opportunities Fund Neutral SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 4 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$175.84M$3.96B$12.55B$21.37BDividend Yield8.01%6.17%5.41%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A232.5129.64Price / SalesN/A23.5730.8750.24Price / CashN/A17.9819.0918.12Price / BookN/A1.202.294.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.86M7 Day Performance0.45%0.87%0.45%0.58%1 Month Performance1.61%2.25%4.00%5.67%1 Year Performance16.95%3.06%544.50%18.25% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.73+0.1%N/A+17.0%$175.84MN/A0.00N/APDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.35-0.6%N/A+2.2%$655.95MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.94+0.3%N/A-3.8%$579.34MN/A0.0018DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56-0.3%N/A-2.6%$575.20MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementECCEagle Point Credit3.1486 of 5 stars$7.49-0.7%$8.67+15.6%-24.5%$573.28M$179.77M67.73N/ACIONCION Investment2.2416 of 5 stars$10.39-3.8%$10.75+3.5%-11.9%$538.30M$252.43M-54.39N/APositive NewsEx-DividendRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.03-1.4%N/A+11.3%$527.74MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$15.02-0.3%N/A-16.6%$466.83MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.18-1.4%N/A+18.5%$454.97MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.65-0.5%N/A+17.5%$439.60MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.47+0.7%N/A-1.2%$413.96MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement 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 Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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