Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $10.11 -0.11 (-1.08%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.11 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TDF vs. PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, ASA, and PDTShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TDF or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APennantPark Floating Rate Capital$84.09M12.28$91.84M$0.9011.56 Do analysts prefer TDF or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $10.96, indicating a potential upside of 5.32%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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) 0.00PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TDF or PFLT? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor TDF or PFLT? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Positive Which has more volatility & risk, TDF or PFLT? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TDF or PFLT more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 45.36%10.76%4.65% Is TDF or PFLT a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 12 of the 14 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 FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$256.07M$3.75B$11.95B$20.46BDividend Yield3.12%6.67%5.67%3.70%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7729.02Price / SalesN/A49.6426.6557.19Price / CashN/A17.4521.0722.46Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-2.98%-0.25%-2.49%-3.40%1 Month Performance1.51%-1.13%-1.37%-2.70%1 Year Performance31.13%0.65%540.86%10.16% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$10.11-1.1%N/A+31.1%$256.07MN/A0.00147,000High Trading VolumePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0811 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-4.7%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658BBDCBarings Bdc2.4539 of 5 stars$9.43-1.6%$9.67+2.5%-6.0%$1.01B$286.17M10.0326Upcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1981 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-9.7%$991.19M$292.65M8.701,000Upcoming EarningsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A+5.3%$949.39MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.04-1.0%N/A-14.1%$872.03MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.85+0.1%N/A+1.5%$830.02MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0165 of 5 stars$13.98-1.5%$15.25+9.1%-18.9%$723.59M$232.59M10.36N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.98+0.2%N/A+12.0%$709.14MN/A0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.14-1.4%N/A+71.4%$701.91MN/A0.001,100PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.31-0.2%N/A+8.8%$656.13MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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