The India Fund (IFN) Competitors $14.36 -1.04 (-6.72%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.40 +0.03 (+0.21%) As of 04/4/2025 07:49 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IFN vs. USA, GAB, STEW, RVT, OXLC, BCAT, GSBD, CET, MFIC, and NMFCShould you be buying The India Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The India Fund include Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The India Fund vs. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Royce Value Trust Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Goldman Sachs BDC Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Is IFN or USA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The India FundN/A N/A N/A Liberty All-Star Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IFN or USA? Liberty All-Star Equity Fund received 180 more outperform votes than The India Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.87% of users gave Liberty All-Star Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Liberty All-Star Equity FundOutperform Votes32368.87% Underperform Votes14631.13% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IFN or USA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe India Fund$110.12M4.05N/AN/AN/ALiberty All-Star Equity Fund$259.99M6.30N/AN/AN/A Is IFN or USA a better dividend stock? The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Which has more volatility and risk, IFN or USA? The India Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IFN or USA? In the previous week, The India Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The India Fund and 1 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. The India Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's score of 1.17 indicating that The India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The India Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty All-Star Equity Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IFN or USA? 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLiberty All-Star Equity Fund beats The India Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get The India Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFN 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 IFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe India FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$446.12M$7.25B$10.39B$17.79BDividend Yield14.75%6.77%5.42%3.80%P/E RatioN/A3.5521.4329.93Price / Sales4.0515.2425.0024.18Price / CashN/A7.5117.6317.53Price / BookN/A0.862.564.13Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.27%-4.44%-5.46%-8.73%1 Month Performance-2.48%-5.93%496.58%-10.83%1 Year Performance-29.72%-2.26%529.99%-5.35% The India Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFNThe India FundN/A$14.37-6.7%N/A-29.7%$446.12M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.57+0.4%N/A-14.2%$1.78B$259.99M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.50-0.1%N/A-6.1%$1.69B$203.01M0.00N/APositive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.25+0.4%N/A+7.3%$1.67B$550.34M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$14.27+0.1%N/A-10.8%$1.65B$9.80M0.0050Positive NewsGap DownOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.142 of 5 stars$4.72+1.5%N/A-14.9%$1.63B$194.42M5.69601Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.39+0.2%N/A-14.9%$1.55B$197.67M0.00147,000Dividend CutGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6886 of 5 stars$11.64-3.9%$13.00+11.7%-28.5%$1.36B$78.71M16.62N/AGap DownCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$44.96-0.1%N/A-0.2%$1.30B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.4774 of 5 stars$12.86-1.4%$14.60+13.5%-22.0%$1.21B$110.35M8.24N/ANews CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.6824 of 5 stars$11.03-0.4%$11.00-0.3%-20.3%$1.19B$123.78M10.50N/ANews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies USA Alternatives GAB Alternatives STEW Alternatives RVT Alternatives OXLC Alternatives BCAT Alternatives GSBD Alternatives CET Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC 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:IFN) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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