Taiwan Fund (TWN) Competitors $53.92 +1.03 (+1.94%) As of 03:16 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TWN vs. GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, AWF, BBDC, ASA, PFLT, BCSF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying Taiwan Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Taiwan Fund include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Taiwan Fund vs. Its Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund BARINGS BDC ASA Gold and Precious Metals PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSBD or TWN? 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.10%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Taiwan Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Taiwan Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is GSBD or TWN more profitable? Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to Taiwan Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat Taiwan Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC36.17% 13.95% 6.17% Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor GSBD or TWN? In the previous week, Taiwan Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Taiwan Fund and 0 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Taiwan Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that Taiwan Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC Neutral Taiwan Fund Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Taiwan Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M2.83$62.87M$1.268.54Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is GSBD or TWN a better dividend stock? Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats Taiwan Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Taiwan Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TWN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 TWN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTaiwan FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$344.58M$4.03B$12.66B$21.57BDividend Yield13.99%6.00%5.48%3.56%P/E RatioN/AN/A240.3029.57Price / SalesN/A19.2530.6360.01Price / CashN/A18.2719.6418.12Price / BookN/A1.312.284.62Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.65%-0.54%-0.56%-0.26%1 Month Performance7.26%2.22%0.91%2.39%1 Year Performance19.81%2.44%539.93%12.29% Taiwan Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TWNTaiwan FundN/A$53.93+1.9%N/A+17.7%$344.58MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.0007 of 5 stars$11.17+1.0%$10.00-10.5%-24.3%$1.27B$434.37M8.86N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5221 of 5 stars$12.26+0.5%$13.30+8.5%-10.1%$1.14B$301.78M11.35N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3324 of 5 stars$9.88+0.6%$10.60+7.3%-19.1%$1.05B$371.67M12.99N/APositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.410.0%N/A-0.8%$983.45MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBBDCBARINGS BDC2.6767 of 5 stars$9.18+1.1%$9.67+5.3%-9.2%$964.42M$286.17M9.5526Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$44.36+2.0%N/A+111.8%$954.84MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.2072 of 5 stars$9.61+1.2%$10.88+13.2%-20.2%$950.71M$89.89M6.84658Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1714 of 5 stars$14.68+1.2%$16.50+12.4%-16.1%$949.70M$292.65M8.821,000Positive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.92-0.2%N/A-4.4%$909.91MN/A0.00147,000PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.93+0.1%N/A-1.7%$844.59MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors 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:TWN) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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