First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.44 +0.03 (+0.68%) As of 01/30/2025 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 First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:FGB) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FGB or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund$17.98MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to FGB or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Is FGB or AGD a better dividend stock? First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Is FGB or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FGB or AGD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes7368.87% Underperform Votes3331.13% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$1.17B$3.90B$20.35BDividend Yield0.11%4.68%4.44%3.62%P/E RatioN/A818.58434.8742.15Price / SalesN/A1,484.722,113.1216.67Price / CashN/A66.0952.8620.36Price / BookN/A1.191.915.93Net IncomeN/A$63.37M$440.80M$1.01B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.05%0.83%0.27%1 Month Performance5.23%2.23%4.05%5.11%1 Year Performance24.79%21.41%20.82%19.25% 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$4.43+0.5%N/A+22.7%$0.00$17.98M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.19+0.5%N/A+9.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00+1.1%N/A+4.9%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$19.96+0.2%N/A+16.2%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.66+0.4%N/A-4.8%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.15+0.2%N/A+4.3%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.01+0.2%N/A+2.8%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.21+0.5%N/A+12.5%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.34+0.5%N/A-3.9%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.41-0.2%N/A-3.6%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.79+0.5%N/A+2.6%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ 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 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 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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