Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $11.53 -0.01 (-0.09%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.54 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 08:00 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 New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) and Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NMFC or TDF? New Mountain Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Mountain Finance$89.05M12.51$113.44M$0.7613.78Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is NMFC or TDF 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 New Mountain Finance23.27% 10.43% 4.32% Templeton Dragon Fund N/A N/A N/A Is NMFC or TDF a better dividend stock? New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 prefer NMFC or TDF? In the previous week, Templeton Dragon Fund had 3 more articles in the media than New Mountain Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund and 3 mentions for New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.70 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment New Mountain Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Templeton Dragon Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate NMFC or TDF? New Mountain Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.67%. Given New Mountain Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Templeton Dragon Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Mountain Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Templeton Dragon Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, NMFC or TDF? New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NMFC or TDF? 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNew Mountain Finance beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 10 of the 13 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. 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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$292.58M$3.91B$12.77B$21.58BDividend Yield1.73%6.13%5.40%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.8629.75Price / SalesN/A29.3531.0886.27Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.95%1.40%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance9.29%2.83%2.74%4.02%1 Year Performance52.11%3.21%543.82%16.39% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.53-0.1%N/A+52.1%$292.58MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.6422 of 5 stars$10.57+0.0%$10.75+1.8%-14.9%$1.12B$371.67M13.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1097 of 5 stars$15.72+0.4%$16.50+5.0%-8.9%$1.02B$292.65M9.471,000Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.6545 of 5 stars$10.28-0.1%$10.88+5.8%-12.4%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BBDCBarings Bdc2.6299 of 5 stars$9.48+0.4%$9.67+2.0%-6.5%$996.39M$286.17M9.8726AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.29flatN/A+1.2%$973.45M$70.19M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.73-0.5%N/A-12.0%$901.08MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$40.31-0.4%N/A+102.1%$865.89M$269.17M0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.02-0.1%N/A+0.4%$860.02MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.55-0.6%N/A+14.8%$741.31M$158.32M0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.6241 of 5 stars$13.80-0.3%$15.10+9.4%-21.0%$703.25M$232.59M11.50N/ANews CoveragePositive 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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