Taiwan Fund (TWN) Competitors $45.63 +0.12 (+0.26%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TWN vs. PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, ASA, and NXPShould you be buying Taiwan Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Taiwan Fund include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), 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), and Nuveen Sl Tfip (NXP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Taiwan Fund vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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 Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, TWN or PFLT? Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TWN or PFLT a better dividend stock? Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer TWN or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $10.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.62%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Taiwan Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Taiwan Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has better valuation & earnings, TWN or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Taiwan Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTaiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APennantPark Floating Rate Capital$84.09M12.43$91.84M$0.9011.71 Is TWN or PFLT more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Taiwan Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat Taiwan Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Taiwan FundN/A N/A N/A PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 45.36%10.76%4.65% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TWN or PFLT? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to TWN or PFLT? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Taiwan Fund. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 0 mentions for Taiwan Fund. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Taiwan Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Taiwan Fund Neutral PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Positive SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Taiwan Fund on 10 of the 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TWN 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 TWN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTaiwan FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$291.75M$3.72B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield16.21%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0428.10Price / SalesN/A19.4225.6838.27Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.61%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance17.01%2.65%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance2.68%2.89%538.61%15.06% Taiwan Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TWNTaiwan FundN/A$45.63+0.3%N/A+3.9%$291.75MN/A0.00N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3663 of 5 stars$10.35+1.0%$10.92+5.5%-9.7%$1.03B$84.09M7.39658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2608 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-8.2%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000News CoverageBBDCBarings Bdc2.398 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 Lending1.0614 of 5 stars$13.68-1.7%$14.75+7.8%-23.5%$709.32M$232.59M10.13N/APositive NewsGap DownHigh 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 CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Barings Bdc Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Nuveen Sl Tfip 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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