Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC) Competitors $13.10 -0.09 (-0.68%) As of 03:54 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARDC vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, BFZ, BHK, HYT, and BTZShould you be buying Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT), and BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (NYSE:ARDC) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is ARDC or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARDC or AGD? Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund received 9 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.42% of users gave Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundOutperform Votes11768.42% Underperform Votes5431.58% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is ARDC or AGD a better dividend stock? Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARDC or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund$41.20MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor ARDC or AGD? In the previous week, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund and 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral SummaryAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.08B$3.74B$18.31BDividend Yield0.09%4.44%4.20%4.23%P/E RatioN/A23.9414.0830.87Price / SalesN/A2,220.261,657.8525.27Price / CashN/A60.9449.2717.53Price / BookN/A1.093.324.25Net IncomeN/A$260.34M$1.24B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.61%8.70%5.15%-1.56%1 Month Performance-7.35%-0.23%4.89%-7.59%1 Year Performance-5.07%1.23%8.80%0.93% Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.10-0.7%N/A-4.7%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$8.76-3.8%N/A+4.0%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.43-4.7%N/A+3.5%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$17.96-4.0%N/A+1.5%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.17-4.9%N/A-13.3%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.03-4.4%N/A-4.0%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.63-2.2%N/A-4.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.84-2.3%N/A-8.7%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider TradeNews CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.12-3.8%N/A-1.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$8.46-2.6%N/A-0.6%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeBTZBlackRock Credit Allocation Income TrustN/A$9.90-2.0%N/A+1.0%$0.00$64.15M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives BTZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ARDC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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