Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF) Competitors

Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer BBDC or AEF?

In the previous week, Barings BDC and Barings BDC both had 1 articles in the media. Barings BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 0.92 indicating that Barings BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barings BDC	Positive
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBDC or AEF?

Barings BDC received 103 more outperform votes than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barings BDC	Outperform Votes 103 57.87%	Underperform Votes 75 42.13%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BBDC or AEF?

Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings BDC	$289.20M	3.63	$128M	$1.08	9.21
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$26.30M	10.04	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or AEF?

Barings BDC has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BBDC or AEF?

44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BBDC or AEF more profitable?

Barings BDC has a net margin of 39.59% compared to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 11.24% beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings BDC	39.59%	11.24%	5.10%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend BBDC or AEF?

Barings BDC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.50%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BBDC or AEF a better dividend stock?

Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Barings BDC pays out 96.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Barings BDC beats Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.