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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:ASA NYSE:BTO NASDAQ:CGBD NYSE:FT On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeASAASA Gold and Precious Metals$39.54+3.3%$34.11$18.62▼$40.19$851.27M0.67151,350 shs152,404 shsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$37.63-0.5%$36.06$27.73▼$39.87$742.10M1.234,811 shs28,203 shsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$13.79-0.1%$13.86$13.12▼$18.64$702.70M0.88398,151 shs279,899 shsFTFranklin Universal Trust$7.93-0.1%$7.84$6.71▼$8.07$199.55M0.744,843 shs60,140 shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceASAASA Gold and Precious Metals+2.82%+4.84%+17.30%+18.02%+109.97%BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund-0.52%-0.17%+9.71%+9.03%+14.33%CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending-0.14%-1.43%+1.40%-1.64%-18.88%FTFranklin Universal Trust-0.38%+0.06%-0.18%+6.02%+8.11%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeASAASA Gold and Precious Metals$39.54+3.3%$34.11$18.62▼$40.19$851.27M0.67151,350 shs152,404 shsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$37.63-0.5%$36.06$27.73▼$39.87$742.10M1.234,811 shs28,203 shsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$13.79-0.1%$13.86$13.12▼$18.64$702.70M0.88398,151 shs279,899 shsFTFranklin Universal Trust$7.93-0.1%$7.84$6.71▼$8.07$199.55M0.744,843 shs60,140 shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceASAASA Gold and Precious Metals+2.82%+4.84%+17.30%+18.02%+109.97%BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund-0.52%-0.17%+9.71%+9.03%+14.33%CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending-0.14%-1.43%+1.40%-1.64%-18.88%FTFranklin Universal Trust-0.38%+0.06%-0.18%+6.02%+8.11%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceASAASA Gold and Precious Metals 0.00N/AN/AN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 0.00N/AN/AN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending 1.83Reduce$15.109.50% UpsideFTFranklin Universal Trust 0.00N/AN/AN/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest FT, CGBD, BTO, and ASA Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/11/2025CGBDCarlyle Secured LendingB. RileySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral$14.00 ➝ $14.507/25/2025CGBDCarlyle Secured LendingWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$13.00 ➝ $15.007/17/2025CGBDCarlyle Secured LendingRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageMarket Perform6/16/2025CGBDCarlyle Secured LendingB. RileySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold(Data available from 9/6/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$232.59M3.02$1.89 per share7.28$16.80 per share0.82FTFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$88.98M$1.2011.497.93N/A29.71%9.85%4.59%11/4/2025 (Estimated)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/A0.00∞N/AN/AN/AN/A11/1/2025 (Estimated)Latest FT, CGBD, BTO, and ASA EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/5/2025Q2 2025CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$0.39$0.39N/A$0.20$67.53 million$67.28 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthASAASA Gold and Precious Metals$0.050.13%N/AN/AN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$2.606.91%N/AN/AN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending$1.6011.60%N/A133.33%N/AFTFranklin Universal Trust$0.516.43%N/AN/AN/ALatest FT, CGBD, BTO, and ASA DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/29/2025CGBDCarlyle Secured Lendingquarterly$0.4011.8%9/30/20259/30/202510/17/20259/2/2025BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fundquarterly$0.656.9%9/12/20259/12/20259/30/20258/7/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04256.4%8/18/20258/18/20258/29/20257/8/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04256.6%7/18/20257/18/20257/31/20256/9/2025FTFranklin Universal Trustmonthly$0.04256.8%6/16/20256/16/20256/30/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.090.730.73FTFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund19.55%CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending24.51%FTFranklin Universal TrustN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipASAASA Gold and Precious Metals0.29%BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending0.61%FTFranklin Universal Trust7.79%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableASAASA Gold and Precious Metals1,10021.52 million21.46 millionOptionableBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund2,71919.74 millionN/ANot OptionableCGBDCarlyle Secured LendingN/A50.96 million50.65 millionOptionableFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A25.13 million23.17 millionNot OptionableFT, CGBD, BTO, and ASA HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesFranklin Universal Trust ("FT" or the "Fund") Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsAugust 28, 2025 | tmcnet.comFranklin Universal Trust Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.04 (NYSE:FT)August 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendAugust 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionAugust 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsJuly 30, 2025 | businesswire.comFT: Income Plus Inflation ProtectionJuly 17, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT) Dividend Summary, Yield, History ...July 12, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendJuly 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT or the Fund) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsJune 27, 2025 | investing.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsJune 27, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendJune 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT) Confirms Monthly Dividend PayoutMay 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionMay 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT or the Fund) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsApril 29, 2025 | investing.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsApril 29, 2025 | businesswire.comMarch 28, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal TrustMarch 20, 2025 | money.usnews.comMarch 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionMarch 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsFebruary 27, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendFebruary 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All Headlines3 Robotics Stocks at the Heart of the Robotics RevolutionBy Chris Markoch | August 21, 2025Catalysts Align: Archer Beats Estimates, Delivers Aircraft to UAEBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | August 13, 2025Amazon Stock Sets Up for Breakout After Bullish CrossoverBy Sam Quirke | August 21, 2025Jackson Hole 2025: Fed’s Signal Could Shift Stocks FastBy Chris Markoch | August 20, 2025Big Rallies Brewing? 3 Analyst Favorites to Watch CloselyBy Nathan Reiff | August 18, 2025FT, CGBD, BTO, and ASA Company DescriptionsASA Gold and Precious Metals NYSE:ASA$39.54 +1.26 (+3.28%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.56 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 09/5/2025 06:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It primarily invests in stocks of companies engaged in the exploration, mining or processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, or other precious minerals. It also invests in exchange traded funds. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up approach to create its portfolios. The firm obtains external research to complement its in-house research. The firm is focused on covering the metals and mining sector. This record reflects the investment preferences or overall investment strategy of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited was founded in 1958 and is based in Portland, Maine.John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund NYSE:BTO$37.62 -0.20 (-0.52%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.58 -0.05 (-0.12%) As of 09/5/2025 06:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across the financial services sector. The fund invests in companies across all market capitalizations. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P Composite 1500 Banks Index. The fund was formerly known as John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on August 23, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.Carlyle Secured Lending NASDAQ:CGBD$13.79 -0.02 (-0.14%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.79 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/5/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. is business development company specializing in first lien debt, senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loan unsecured debt, mezzanine debt and investments in equities. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. It targets healthcare and pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, high tech industries, business services, software, beverage food and tobacco, hotel gamming and leisure, banking finance insurance and in real estate sector. The fund seeks to invest across United States of America, Luxembourg, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, and United Kingdom. It invests in companies with EBITDA between $25 million and $100 million.Franklin Universal Trust NYSE:FT$7.93 -0.01 (-0.13%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.93 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/5/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States. 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