Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $9.96 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.98 +0.01 (+0.15%) As of 07/3/2025 04:04 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. BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, ASA, NXP, and PDTShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), 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), Nuveen Sl Tfip (NXP), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Its Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc 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 Nuveen Sl Tfip John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings and valuation, TDF or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon Fund$27.67M9.13N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$292.65M3.38$119.42M$1.748.76 Does the media refer more to TDF or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 3 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 1 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Bain Capital Specialty Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bain Capital Specialty Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate TDF or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty 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) 0.00Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is TDF or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 39.60% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.62% 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance 39.60%11.62%5.19% Is TDF or BCSF a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, TDF or BCSF? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TDF or BCSF? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 13 of the 16 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$252.52M$3.72B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield3.17%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0228.09Price / Sales9.1322.0825.6938.30Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance-0.20%1.51%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance0.45%2.65%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance24.66%2.89%538.58%15.06% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.96flatN/A+22.7%$252.52M$27.67M0.00147,000BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2692 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-8.2%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000News CoverageBBDCBarings Bdc2.402 of 5 stars$9.16+0.7%$9.67+5.5%-6.2%$959.22M$286.17M9.7426AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.05+0.5%N/A+4.9%$948.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.57+0.3%N/A-9.9%$836.48MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.80+0.4%N/A-0.1%$819.73MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.0703 of 5 stars$13.68-1.7%$14.75+7.8%-23.5%$709.32M$232.59M10.13N/AHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.39+1.0%N/A+28.2%$691.96MN/A0.002,719ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$31.45+3.0%N/A+72.3%$656.93MN/A0.001,100High Trading VolumeNXPNuveen Sl TfipN/A$14.01+0.4%N/A-3.3%$653.54MN/A0.0040,400News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.23+0.7%N/A+13.1%$646.29MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Barings Bdc 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 Nuveen Sl Tfip 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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