Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors $15.12 -0.15 (-0.98%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.12 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EMF vs. HQH, PHK, ASA, BTO, CGBD, PDT, DSU, PEO, CION, and ECCShould you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs. Its Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, HQH or EMF? abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HQH or EMF a better dividend stock? abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Does the media favor HQH or EMF? In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn Healthcare Investors Very Positive Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in HQH or EMF? 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, HQH or EMF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATempleton Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is HQH or EMF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Templeton Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A Summaryabrdn Healthcare Investors beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Templeton Emerging Markets Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EMF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 EMF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTempleton Emerging Markets FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$229.37M$3.85B$12.43B$21.19BDividend Yield6.23%6.19%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A228.8029.02Price / SalesN/A20.2431.4349.81Price / CashN/A18.0019.0618.29Price / BookN/A1.152.294.57Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$999.06M7 Day Performance-2.51%0.20%-0.16%-0.01%1 Month Performance1.07%2.30%4.09%6.50%1 Year Performance18.03%1.02%540.35%11.34% Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$15.12-1.0%N/A+19.4%$229.37MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.28+0.6%N/A-12.8%$871.49MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.92+0.3%N/A+2.2%$840.31MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$37.21+1.7%N/A+93.0%$787.79MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.21+0.6%N/A+12.7%$729.86MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.5181 of 5 stars$13.81+0.8%$15.10+9.3%-17.6%$698.11M$232.59M11.51N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.420.0%N/A+2.1%$660.07MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.59+0.0%N/A-2.6%$576.84MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.67+0.3%N/A-6.0%$567.85MN/A0.0018Positive NewsCIONCION Investment0.9143 of 5 stars$10.87+1.3%$10.75-1.1%-12.0%$558.89M$252.43M-57.18N/APositive NewsGap DownECCEagle Point Credit2.5589 of 5 stars$7.24+2.8%$8.67+19.8%-24.7%$541.72M$179.77M65.78N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQH Competitors PHK Competitors ASA Competitors BTO Competitors CGBD Competitors PDT Competitors DSU Competitors PEO Competitors CION Competitors ECC Competitors 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:EMF) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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