JEQ vs. MIY, MHN, PMO, ASG, RFI, MIN, WHF, RCS, NCA, and PMM
Should you be buying Abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund include BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), and Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) and BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (NYSE:MIY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
62.7% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund received 33 more outperform votes than Abrdn Japan Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 66.22% of users gave Abrdn Japan Equity Fund an outperform vote.
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Japan Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Abrdn Japan Equity Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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