Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors

Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and BARINGS BDC (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate TDF or BBDC?

BARINGS BDC has a consensus target price of $9.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.50%. Given BARINGS BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	0.00
BARINGS BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, TDF or BBDC?

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BARINGS BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TDF or BBDC more profitable?

BARINGS BDC has a net margin of 35.67% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. BARINGS BDC's return on equity of 9.76% beat Templeton Dragon Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Templeton Dragon Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
BARINGS BDC	35.67%	9.76%	4.26%

Do institutionals and insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TDF or BBDC a better dividend stock?

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BARINGS BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. BARINGS BDC pays out 108.3% 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 increased 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 better valuation & earnings, TDF or BBDC?

BARINGS BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BARINGS BDC	$286.17M	3.57	$110.29M	$0.96	10.12

Does the media prefer TDF or BBDC?

In the previous week, BARINGS BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BARINGS BDC and 1 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat BARINGS BDC's score of 1.84 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BARINGS BDC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

BARINGS BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.