First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Competitors $3.85 +0.08 (+2.12%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.85 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Is AGD or FGB a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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% 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, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of -1.00 equaled First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Negative First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Negative SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund on 3 of the 4 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$1.10B$3.69B$18.41BDividend Yield0.11%4.36%4.15%4.18%P/E RatioN/A23.5613.9631.09Price / SalesN/A2,227.551,653.9326.55Price / CashN/A60.9950.4017.53Price / BookN/A1.103.344.30Net IncomeN/A$261.75M$1.24B$1.02B1 Month Performance-10.05%1.30%0.35%-8.21%1 Year Performance7.84%1.63%14.74%1.69% 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$3.85+2.1%N/A+8.5%$0.00$12.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$8.76-3.8%N/A+3.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Gap DownAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.43-4.7%N/A+5.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$17.96-4.0%N/A-0.5%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.17-4.9%N/A-15.5%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.03-4.4%N/A-3.7%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.63-2.2%N/A-2.6%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$12.37-3.2%N/A-5.1%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.84-2.3%N/A-9.7%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AEx-DividendPositive NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.12-3.8%N/A-1.7%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AEx-DividendHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$8.46-2.6%N/A-2.6%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume 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 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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