Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $9.89 -0.11 (-1.10%) As of 01:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TDF vs. BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, CGBD, BTO, NXP, PDT, and ECCShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Its Competitors Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has better valuation & earnings, TDF or BBDC? Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon Fund$27.67M9.06N/AN/AN/ABarings BDC$111.33M8.55$110.29M$0.949.61 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TDF or BBDC? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TDF or BBDC? Templeton Dragon Fund received 32 more outperform votes than Barings BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.54% of users gave Templeton Dragon Fund an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Barings BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTempleton Dragon FundOutperform Votes13769.54% Underperform Votes6030.46% Barings BDCOutperform Votes10557.38% Underperform Votes7842.62% Is TDF or BBDC more profitable? Barings BDC has a net margin of 38.54% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat Templeton Dragon Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Templeton Dragon FundN/A N/A N/A Barings BDC 38.54%10.94%4.95% Does the media refer more to TDF or BBDC? In the previous week, Barings BDC had 7 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Barings BDC and 2 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Barings BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that Barings BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barings BDC 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TDF or BBDC a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Barings BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings BDC has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, TDF or BBDC? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings BDC has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TDF or BBDC? Barings BDC has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than Templeton Dragon Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Templeton Dragon Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Barings BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryBarings BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Templeton Dragon Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TDF 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 TDF 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 TDF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTempleton Dragon FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$250.74M$7.11B$11.67B$19.79BDividend Yield2.15%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8935.35Price / Sales9.0624.5426.7743.77Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.864.82Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.34%0.23%0.13%0.38%1 Month Performance2.38%1.10%0.61%1.79%1 Year Performance20.61%2.27%540.25%10.03% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.89-1.1%N/A+20.5%$250.74M$27.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBBDCBarings BDC2.4888 of 5 stars$9.25-0.7%$9.67+4.6%-7.0%$974.51M$111.33M8.8926Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.83flatN/A+1.8%$933.87M$152.17M0.00N/AHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.33+0.7%N/A-7.1%$825.70M$186.46M0.00147,000PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.77+0.3%N/A-1.2%$817.16M$99.89M0.00147,000ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$33.70+6.5%N/A+93.6%$725.36M$118.94M0.001,100High Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.1868 of 5 stars$13.89-1.1%$14.75+6.2%-20.7%$707.79M$83.75M7.76N/ANews CoverageBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.02-0.5%N/A+22.3%$671.52M$142.41M0.002,719News CoverageShort Interest ↑NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.01-0.4%N/A-3.4%$655.88M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.15-0.1%N/A+14.1%$646.93M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑ECCEagle Point Credit2.0749 of 5 stars$7.85-0.4%$8.67+10.5%-25.8%$603.66M$97.61M9.34N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Barings BDC Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives 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:TDF) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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