First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.11 +0.01 (+0.24%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FGB vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:FGB) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is AGD or FGB more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor AGD or FGB? In the previous week, First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Positive Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Do analysts recommend AGD or FGB? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or FGB? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 35 more outperform votes than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.87% of users gave First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes7368.87% Underperform Votes3331.13% Which has better earnings & valuation, AGD or FGB? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/AFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund$17.98MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyNvidia warning urgentI thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. Get First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FGB 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 FGB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$883.99M$3.42B$19.26BDividend Yield0.11%13.26%4.49%3.54%P/E RatioN/A786.36412.8941.40Price / SalesN/A14,585.812,694.0314.66Price / CashN/A90.6450.6720.84Price / BookN/A1.221.395.39Net IncomeN/A$59.60M$348.49M$985.39M7 Day Performance0.12%-0.61%-0.55%-0.70%1 Month Performance0.98%-1.08%-0.56%-0.97%1 Year Performance26.85%12.78%17.28%25.06% First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FGBFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundN/A$4.11+0.2%N/A+32.6%$0.00$17.98M0.00N/APositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.33-0.2%N/A+19.5%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.39-0.2%N/A+22.3%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/APositive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.58+0.1%N/A+18.5%$0.00$50.22M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.15-0.6%N/A+15.8%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.89-0.1%N/A+15.6%$0.00$126.10M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.16-0.6%N/A+22.5%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.05-0.5%N/A+21.8%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.83-0.3%N/A+16.2%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ANegative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$11.44-0.2%N/A+22.9%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.85-0.2%N/A+15.4%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AWF Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FGB) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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