Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (HERZ) Competitors

Herzfeld Credit Income Fund (NASDAQ:HERZ) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is HERZ or MSD a better dividend stock?

Herzfeld Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.2%. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%.

Does the media favor HERZ or MSD?

In the previous week, Herzfeld Credit Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Herzfeld Credit Income Fund and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Herzfeld Credit Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -0.97 indicating that Herzfeld Credit Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more risk & volatility, HERZ or MSD?

Herzfeld Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HERZ or MSD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is HERZ or MSD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HERZ or MSD?

15.7% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Herzfeld Credit Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Herzfeld Credit Income Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.