Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $11.88 +0.05 (+0.41%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.87 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 10/8/2025 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, NMFC, ASA, HQH, AWF, BCSF, BBDC, 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), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), 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 New Mountain Finance ASA Gold and Precious Metals abrdn Healthcare Investors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc 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 businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has preferable 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 FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M2.57$62.87M$1.267.75 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TDF or GSBD? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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 2.5%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. 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 recommend TDF or GSBD? Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 Does the media prefer TDF or GSBD? In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Goldman Sachs BDC'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral Goldman Sachs BDC Neutral 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 & 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. SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 10 of the 12 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. 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$299.93M$4.09B$12.71B$22.02BDividend Yield2.54%6.09%5.54%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A30.1629.86Price / SalesN/A21.7530.1666.00Price / CashN/A17.6822.5724.43Price / BookN/A1.272.294.64Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.23%0.50%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance4.42%2.23%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance29.81%4.67%539.81%15.30% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.88+0.4%N/A+28.5%$299.93MN/A0.00147,000GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.7067 of 5 stars$10.16-1.1%$10.00-1.5%-28.2%$1.16B$434.37M8.07N/AAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.0198 of 5 stars$11.95-0.1%$13.30+11.3%-11.7%$1.11B$108.70M11.06N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2211 of 5 stars$9.73+0.8%$10.60+9.0%-21.1%$1.03B$371.67M12.79N/AAnalyst ForecastASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$45.55-0.2%N/A+139.8%$981.10MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.13+0.8%N/A+2.5%$976.48MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.16-0.6%N/A-0.5%$961.90M$70.19M0.00N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2514 of 5 stars$14.20+0.0%$16.50+16.2%-17.8%$923.10M$292.65M8.571,000Positive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.8263 of 5 stars$8.77-0.6%$9.67+10.3%-11.5%$922.78M$286.17M9.1426Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.1494 of 5 stars$8.87-0.9%N/AN/A$880.08M$186.35M10.56658News CoverageAnalyst UpgradePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.94+0.5%N/A-3.2%$846.30MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Barings Bdc 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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