First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $4.24 +0.09 (+2.17%) (As of 12/24/2024 04:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FGB vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, HYT, and BTZShould 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 National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT), and BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ). 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 National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust 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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Does the media prefer AGD or FGB? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Neutral Which has stronger 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 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 MarketBeat Community favor 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% Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press 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. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000!Click here now for the urgent details. 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$1.09B$3.72B$19.41BDividend Yield0.11%4.66%4.43%3.65%P/E RatioN/A808.65421.3041.50Price / SalesN/A1,463.831,748.9218.17Price / CashN/A64.8552.4921.28Price / BookN/A1.151.925.36Net IncomeN/A$63.97M$435.92M$990.70M7 Day Performance3.16%0.33%2.24%1.60%1 Month Performance0.47%-0.04%1.67%-4.80%1 Year Performance21.84%7.74%10.39%12.51% 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$4.24+2.2%N/A+21.7%$0.00$17.98M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.98+1.1%N/A+6.8%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.91flatN/A+3.1%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/ATHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.12+1.2%N/A-5.4%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.75-0.9%N/A+6.1%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.92-0.5%N/A-0.5%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.99+0.3%N/A+13.3%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.22-0.9%N/A-5.5%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.56flatN/A-2.5%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.75+0.3%N/A+4.1%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/ABTZBlackRock Credit Allocation Income TrustN/A$10.49+0.1%N/A+2.8%$0.00$99.39M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives BTZ 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 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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