Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC) Competitors

Logan Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:LRFC) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer LRFC or AEF?

In the previous week, Logan Ridge Finance had 3 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Logan Ridge Finance and 0 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Logan Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Logan Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Logan Ridge Finance	Neutral
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Neutral

Is LRFC or AEF a better dividend stock?

Logan Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Logan Ridge Finance pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LRFC or AEF?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Logan Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Logan Ridge Finance	$20.18M	3.12	-$2.48M	-$1.26	-18.70
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is LRFC or AEF more profitable?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Logan Ridge Finance's net margin of -16.43%. Logan Ridge Finance's return on equity of 3.69% beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Logan Ridge Finance	-16.43%	3.69%	1.63%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, LRFC or AEF?

Logan Ridge Finance has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LRFC or AEF?

Logan Ridge Finance received 2 more outperform votes than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Logan Ridge Finance	Outperform Votes 2 15.38%	Underperform Votes 11 84.62%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LRFC or AEF?

30.9% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Logan Ridge Finance beats Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.