Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $10.00 +0.10 (+1.05%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.01 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 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, BTO, CGBD, ASA, PDT, and ECCShould 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), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). 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 John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) 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. Which has stronger earnings & 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$27.67M9.17N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$292.65M3.45$119.42M$1.748.96 Which has more volatility & risk, TDF or BCSF? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts prefer TDF or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 Does the media refer more to TDF or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.35 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 Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral Bain Capital Specialty Finance Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TDF or BCSF? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty 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. 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 10.8%. 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. 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$253.63M$3.78B$12.00B$20.66BDividend Yield3.16%6.73%5.54%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.2827.83Price / Sales9.1721.6326.0956.10Price / CashN/A17.9418.5517.94Price / BookN/A1.182.294.60Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$992.75M$989.58M7 Day Performance0.64%0.15%0.81%1.16%1 Month Performance1.36%2.03%4.35%5.49%1 Year Performance22.15%0.32%541.09%10.60% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$10.00+1.1%N/A+21.4%$253.63M$27.67M0.00147,000BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8498 of 5 stars$15.02-1.5%$16.50+9.9%-6.7%$989.24M$292.65M8.631,000High Trading VolumeBBDCBARINGS BDC3.1536 of 5 stars$9.23-0.5%$9.67+4.7%-6.0%$978.20M$286.17M9.8226Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.05-0.5%N/A+4.6%$957.15MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.59-1.5%N/A-13.1%$852.64MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.82-0.2%N/A+0.2%$828.30MN/A0.00147,000Ex-DividendBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.32-0.8%N/A+21.2%$723.15MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3764 of 5 stars$13.78-1.0%$14.75+7.0%-22.1%$709.32M$232.59M10.21N/APositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.44+1.0%N/A+61.4%$691.37MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.35+0.1%N/A+12.0%$656.13M$198.30M0.00147,000Ex-DividendECCEagle Point Credit1.189 of 5 stars$7.75-0.3%$8.67+11.8%-24.1%$597.89M$179.77M-19.37N/AEx-Dividend 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 John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Eagle Point Credit 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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