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TDF vs. HQH, GSBD, MFIC, TYG, and BBDC

Should you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), and Barings Bdc (BBDC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Templeton Dragon Fund compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

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

In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 3 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral
abrdn Healthcare Investors Positive

47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Dragon FundN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%.

Summary

abrdn Healthcare Investors beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Dragon Fund compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

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

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC$365.57M3.12$119.27M$1.049.75
Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC Positive
Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 123.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Templeton Dragon Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83
Templeton Dragon Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 32.62% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 12.23% beat Templeton Dragon Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC32.62% 12.23% 5.31%
Templeton Dragon Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Dragon Fund compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

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

MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 19.69% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment'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
MidCap Financial Investment 19.69%10.43%4.22%

MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MidCap Financial Investment$320.88M3.14$63.17M$0.6618.53

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MidCap Financial Investment'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral
MidCap Financial Investment Neutral

47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $11.54, indicating a potential downside of 5.68%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment 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
MidCap Financial Investment
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Dragon Fund compare to Tortoise Energy Infrastructure?

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Dragon FundN/A N/A N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure N/A N/A N/A

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%.

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Positive

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tortoise Energy InfrastructureN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Dragon Fund compare to Barings Bdc?

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

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Barings Bdc$279.21M3.46$101.92M$0.979.50

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 36.50% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.05% 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
Barings Bdc 36.50%10.05%4.27%

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Barings Bdc pays out 107.2% 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.

Barings Bdc has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.90%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

In the previous week, Barings Bdc had 6 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Barings Bdc and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Barings Bdc's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Barings Bdc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Templeton Dragon Fund Neutral
Barings Bdc Positive

Summary

Barings Bdc beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TDF vs. The Competition

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MetricTempleton Dragon FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$282.54M$4.39B$13.34B$22.85B
Dividend Yield3.57%7.24%5.80%4.06%
P/E RatioN/A0.0623.2728.55
Price / SalesN/A45.01181.7224.24
Price / CashN/A5.4820.2425.18
Price / BookN/A3.313.435.37
Net IncomeN/A$388.27M$1.11B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.04%0.76%0.03%0.89%
1 Month Performance5.80%3.82%4.66%6.56%
1 Year Performance19.30%14.89%13.62%31.66%

Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
N/A$11.22
flat		N/AN/A$282.54MN/AN/A147,000
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
N/A$19.49
-0.6%		N/AN/A$1.11B$99.81MN/A147,000
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
3.0546 of 5 stars		$9.69
-0.8%		$9.50
-2.0%		N/A$1.09B$132.12M9.32N/A
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
1.3305 of 5 stars		$11.44
-1.2%		$11.54
+0.8%		N/A$1.05B$320.88M17.33N/A
TYG
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure
N/A$48.50
+0.4%		N/AN/A$1.02B$46.61MN/AN/A

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