Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $11.78 +0.10 (+0.81%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.80 +0.03 (+0.25%) As of 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. NMFC, BCSF, PFLT, BBDC, AWF, HQH, ASA, PHK, BTO, and CGBDShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Its Competitors New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors ASA Gold and Precious Metals PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TDF or NMFC? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer TDF or NMFC? New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $10.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.39%. Given New Mountain Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe New Mountain Finance 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) 0.00New Mountain Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has more volatility & risk, TDF or NMFC? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TDF or NMFC? New Mountain Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANew Mountain Finance$371.67M2.77$113.44M$0.7612.75 Is TDF or NMFC more profitable? New Mountain Finance has a net margin of 23.27% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 10.43% 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 New Mountain Finance 23.27%10.43%4.32% Is TDF or NMFC a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. New Mountain Finance pays out 168.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media refer more to TDF or NMFC? In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 14 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 3 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat New Mountain Finance's score of 0.74 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New Mountain Finance 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNew Mountain Finance beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$296.12M$3.96B$12.64B$21.52BDividend Yield1.71%6.08%5.42%3.50%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.4329.87Price / SalesN/A26.1730.9753.54Price / CashN/A18.6622.2324.68Price / BookN/A1.332.324.54Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance3.93%0.56%0.41%1.44%1 Month Performance11.29%3.29%3.06%4.66%1 Year Performance53.92%3.56%541.74%14.11% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.78+0.8%N/A+54.1%$296.12MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3831 of 5 stars$10.57+0.0%$10.75+1.8%-18.6%$1.12B$371.67M13.89N/ATrending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1209 of 5 stars$15.72+0.4%$16.50+5.0%-14.6%$1.02B$292.65M9.471,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.825 of 5 stars$10.28-0.1%$10.88+5.8%-15.8%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓BBDCBarings Bdc2.7596 of 5 stars$9.48+0.4%$9.67+2.0%-8.1%$996.39M$286.17M9.8726Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.29flatN/A+2.1%$973.45M$70.19M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.73-0.5%N/A-14.3%$901.08MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$40.31-0.4%N/A+101.9%$865.89M$269.17M0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.02-0.1%N/A-0.3%$860.02MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.55-0.6%N/A+10.1%$741.31M$158.32M0.002,719Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.5386 of 5 stars$13.80-0.3%$15.10+9.4%-24.2%$703.25M$232.59M11.50N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies New Mountain Finance Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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