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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Competitors

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EMF vs. NXP, PHK, MUJ, PDT, BTO, ECC, CCAP, ASA, PEO, and CION

Should you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund vs.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund$28.87M6.38N/AN/AN/A
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio$75.19M8.57N/AN/AN/A

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund received 57 more outperform votes than Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Templeton Emerging Markets Fund an outperform vote while only 63.96% of users gave Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Templeton Emerging Markets FundOutperform Votes
128
69.57%
Underperform Votes
56
30.43%
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioOutperform Votes
71
63.96%
Underperform Votes
40
36.04%

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio N/A N/A N/A

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund beats Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EMF vs. The Competition

MetricTempleton Emerging Markets FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$184.12M$7.45B$10.83B$18.42B
Dividend Yield5.98%7.13%6.00%4.22%
P/E RatioN/A3.5321.6731.10
Price / Sales6.3824.1925.4326.57
Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54
Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30
Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.70%2.02%2.71%2.90%
1 Month Performance-8.28%-5.10%-3.76%-7.77%
1 Year Performance8.16%0.16%535.17%2.31%

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EMF
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
N/A$12.14
+0.6%
N/A+8.2%$184.12M$28.87M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑
Negative News
NXP
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
N/A$13.99
-1.2%
N/A-1.8%$662.43M$75.19M0.0040,400News Coverage
High Trading Volume
PHK
PIMCO High Income Fund
N/A$4.43
-4.2%
N/A-3.6%$646.62M$99.89M0.00147,000High Trading Volume
MUJ
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund
N/A$11.03
-0.9%
N/A-2.8%$595.47M$29.93M0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
PDT
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
N/A$11.69
-2.7%
N/A+13.7%$574.73M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
High Trading Volume
BTO
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
N/A$28.85
-2.4%
N/A+14.0%$569.56M$142.41M0.002,719Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
ECC
Eagle Point Credit
3.5114 of 5 stars
$7.05
-2.3%
$10.50
+49.0%
-26.3%$554.80M$97.61M8.39N/AShort Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
CCAP
Crescent Capital BDC
2.4611 of 5 stars
$14.63
-6.9%
$19.20
+31.2%
-10.7%$542.22M$83.50M7.35N/AShort Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
ASA
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
N/A$24.63
-1.8%
N/A+86.5%$530.03M$118.94M0.001,100Short Interest ↑
Positive News
PEO
Adams Natural Resources Fund
N/A$19.11
-2.5%
N/A-13.9%$502.15M$34.82M0.0018Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
CION
CION Investment
2.247 of 5 stars
$8.80
-7.2%
$11.50
+30.7%
-14.7%$466.69M$45.95M5.99N/AShort Interest ↑
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:EMF) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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