Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) Competitors

Invesco Bond Fund (NYSE:VBF) and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VBF or ASA?

Invesco Bond Fund received 124 more outperform votes than ASA Gold and Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.49% of users gave ASA Gold and Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 70.23% of users gave Invesco Bond Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Invesco Bond Fund	Outperform Votes 210 70.23%	Underperform Votes 89 29.77%
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 86 70.49%	Underperform Votes 36 29.51%

Does the media prefer VBF or ASA?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Invesco Bond Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 4 mentions for Invesco Bond Fund. Invesco Bond Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 0.60 indicating that Invesco Bond Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Invesco Bond Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VBF or ASA?

Invesco Bond Fund has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VBF or ASA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invesco Bond Fund	$19.14M	9.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	$118.94M	5.24	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VBF or ASA?

43.7% of Invesco Bond Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Invesco Bond Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VBF or ASA a better dividend stock?

Invesco Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Is VBF or ASA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invesco Bond Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Invesco Bond Fund beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.