The India Fund (IFN) Competitors $15.55 -0.17 (-1.08%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.54 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04/25/2025 05:01 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider 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 Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the media favor USA or IFN? In the previous week, The India Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The India Fund and 2 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. The India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's score of 0.37 indicating that The India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liberty All-Star Equity Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The India Fund 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is USA or IFN a better dividend stock? Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USA or IFN? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiberty All-Star Equity FundOutperform Votes32368.87% Underperform Votes14631.13% The India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Which has more risk & volatility, USA or IFN? Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, USA or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiberty All-Star Equity Fund$259.99M6.56N/AN/AN/AThe India Fund$110.12M4.39N/AN/AN/A Is USA or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liberty All-Star Equity FundN/A N/A N/A The India Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of USA or IFN? 9.9% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers 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. 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$482.92M$7.26B$11.13B$18.91BDividend Yield15.48%7.08%5.90%4.14%P/E RatioN/A3.4922.0732.57Price / Sales4.3923.5425.9828.52Price / CashN/A7.5117.5917.53Price / BookN/A0.892.644.45Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.50%2.12%2.63%3.51%1 Month Performance-1.21%-3.12%-2.19%-4.90%1 Year Performance-14.93%1.59%533.34%4.62% The India Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFNThe India FundN/A$15.55-1.1%N/A-13.3%$482.92M$110.12M0.0021,000News CoverageUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$5.90-3.3%N/A-5.3%$1.60B$259.99M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.18-1.7%N/A+2.3%$1.59B$203.01M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.22-1.8%N/A+18.9%$1.57B$550.34M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$13.22-1.3%N/A-2.3%$1.52B$9.80M0.0050Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.9957 of 5 stars$4.27-2.5%N/A-7.9%$1.48B$194.42M5.14601BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$13.58-1.3%N/A-7.1%$1.46B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.3341 of 5 stars$10.37-2.1%$13.00+25.4%-29.3%$1.22B$78.71M14.81N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$41.62-2.0%N/A+8.0%$1.20B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.5292 of 5 stars$11.48-2.4%$14.50+26.3%-20.0%$1.08B$110.35M7.36N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.8722 of 5 stars$9.56-1.8%$11.00+15.1%-19.5%$1.03B$123.78M9.10N/APositive News 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 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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