First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.17 -0.01 (-0.24%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FGB vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to AGD or FGB? In the previous week, First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 1.65 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 Very Positive 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 Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Which has better earnings & valuation, AGD or FGB? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund$12.20MN/AN/AN/AN/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% SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.07B$4.07B$19.18BDividend Yield0.11%4.53%4.29%3.78%P/E RatioN/A26.9215.8532.85Price / SalesN/A2,334.731,745.9227.04Price / CashN/A60.7448.9917.55Price / BookN/A1.103.334.52Net IncomeN/A$255.85M$1.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.27%-1.46%-1.08%-2.82%1 Month Performance-7.84%-3.09%5.03%-5.54%1 Year Performance13.14%3.84%10.24%3.39% 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$4.17-0.2%N/A+13.3%$0.00$12.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.31-0.2%N/A+6.0%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00flatN/A-0.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$21.10+0.2%N/A+2.2%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.07flatN/A-8.8%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.88-0.6%N/A-4.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.29-0.1%N/A+0.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.26-1.9%N/A+1.2%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.41-0.3%N/A-6.4%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.87+1.5%N/A-0.5%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.89+0.1%N/A-0.5%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Negative News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT 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:FGB) was last updated on 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Trump Orders ‘National Digital Asset Stockpile’ THIS could be the coin they choose…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes liveElon will most likely be at the helm of it all. 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