The India Fund (IFN) Competitors $17.77 +0.07 (+0.40%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IFN vs. RVT, OXLC, BCAT, STEW, CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, and HQHShould you be buying The India Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The India Fund include Royce Value Trust (RVT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The India Fund vs. Royce Value Trust Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust SRH Total Return Fund Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Abrdn Healthcare Investors Royce Value Trust (NYSE:RVT) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is RVT or IFN a better dividend stock? Royce Value Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Which has more risk and volatility, RVT or IFN? Royce Value Trust has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RVT or IFN? Royce Value Trust received 47 more outperform votes than The India Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote while only 65.29% of users gave Royce Value Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Value TrustOutperform Votes19065.29% Underperform Votes10134.71% The India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Do insiders & institutionals believe in RVT or IFN? 25.6% of Royce Value Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Royce Value Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, RVT or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Value TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AThe India FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor RVT or IFN? In the previous week, The India Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Value Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The India Fund and 0 mentions for Royce Value Trust. Royce Value Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat The India Fund's score of 1.10 indicating that Royce Value Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Royce Value Trust Positive The India Fund Positive Is RVT or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Value TrustN/A N/A N/A The India Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryRoyce Value Trust beats The India Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$549.70M$8.31B$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield10.06%6.40%10.14%3.50%P/E RatioN/A0.4647.1237.73Price / SalesN/A24.163,443.7818.01Price / CashN/A6.9930.7717.90Price / BookN/A0.912.484.86Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance2.84%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-4.20%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance3.80%11.36%24.11%24.67% The India Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFNThe India FundN/A$17.77+0.4%N/A+1.0%$549.70MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$15.93-0.2%N/A+22.4%$1.84BN/A0.0050Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.0414 of 5 stars$5.22-0.4%N/A+5.9%$1.81B$194.42M3.73601BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.92-0.6%N/A+7.7%$1.71B$211.29M0.00147,000News CoverageSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.11-0.3%N/A+20.5%$1.56BN/A0.00N/ADividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.26-0.2%N/A+27.3%$1.31BN/A0.006Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1253 of 5 stars$13.77-0.4%$14.71+6.9%+3.8%$1.29B$121.29M8.83N/AAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.5703 of 5 stars$11.52-0.8%$11.00-4.5%-10.1%$1.25B$374.84M10.97N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.1326 of 5 stars$16.61-1.2%$17.00+2.3%+9.9%$1.07B$297.79M8.351,000BBDCBarings BDC2.4802 of 5 stars$10.07flat$10.00-0.7%+12.8%$1.06B$289.20M9.3226Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.72+0.5%N/A+15.5%$892.52MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RVT Alternatives OXLC Alternatives BCAT Alternatives STEW Alternatives CET Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives HQH 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:IFN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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