Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $11.56 +0.25 (+2.17%) Closing price 10/23/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.56 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/23/2025 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. GSBD, MFIC, HQH, NMFC, ASA, AWF, BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, and PHKShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Its Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment abrdn Healthcare Investors New Mountain Finance ASA Gold and Precious Metals AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PIMCO High Income Fund Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TDF or GSBD? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is TDF or GSBD a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate TDF or GSBD? Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs 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) 0.00Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Which has better earnings and valuation, TDF or GSBD? Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon Fund$63.50M4.61N/AN/AN/AGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M2.58$62.87M$1.267.79 Is TDF or GSBD more profitable? Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% 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 Goldman Sachs BDC 36.17%13.95%6.17% Which has more risk and volatility, TDF or GSBD? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor TDF or GSBD? In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 2 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 1.21 indicating that Templeton Dragon Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Goldman Sachs BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 10 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. 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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$293.08M$4.17B$12.56B$21.90BDividend Yield2.65%6.02%5.57%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A21.2632.78Price / Sales4.6126.3330.1059.72Price / CashN/A16.3522.2924.20Price / BookN/A1.242.244.65Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.14%0.31%0.88%1.77%1 Month Performance0.83%0.56%-0.84%0.75%1 Year Performance29.69%5.20%536.24%12.77% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.56+2.2%N/A+28.5%$293.08M$63.50M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.0199 of 5 stars$9.96+1.0%$10.00+0.5%-27.0%$1.14B$434.37M7.90N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0419 of 5 stars$11.81+0.9%$13.42+13.7%-8.8%$1.10B$301.78M10.94N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.83-0.2%N/A+2.6%$1.01BN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2551 of 5 stars$9.46+1.8%$10.50+11.1%-17.9%$1.01B$371.67M12.44N/APositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$50.18+2.4%N/A+107.0%$948.50MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.990.0%N/A+1.4%$947.24MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementBBDCBARINGS BDC3.2271 of 5 stars$8.74+1.0%$9.67+10.6%-9.1%$918.57M$286.17M9.1026Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.0477 of 5 stars$13.95+1.8%$16.50+18.3%-15.6%$905.00M$292.65M8.401,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4384 of 5 stars$8.76-0.2%$10.67+21.8%-21.8%$868.65M$89.89M6.25658PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.91+0.1%N/A-5.2%$841.16MN/A0.00147,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives PIMCO High Income 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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