Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF) Competitors

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is AWF or AEF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AWF or AEF?

73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AWF or AEF?

In the previous week, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	Very Positive
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Neutral

Is AWF or AEF a better dividend stock?

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AWF or AEF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$20.73M	11.72	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, AWF or AEF?

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.