Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) Competitors $27.63 +0.08 (+0.29%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IIF vs. BCSF, BBDC, HQH, CGBD, BTO, PHK, ECC, NXP, PDT, and MUJShould you be buying Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund vs. Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PIMCO High Income Fund Eagle Point Credit Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer IIF or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is IIF or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 43.62% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.90% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A N/A N/A Bain Capital Specialty Finance 43.62%11.90%5.43% Does the media refer more to IIF or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Bain Capital Specialty Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Neutral Bain Capital Specialty Finance Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor IIF or BCSF? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund received 26 more outperform votes than Bain Capital Specialty Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.39% of users gave Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund an outperform vote while only 43.70% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMorgan Stanley India Investment FundOutperform Votes8564.39% Underperform Votes4735.61% Bain Capital Specialty FinanceOutperform Votes5943.70% Underperform Votes7656.30% Do institutionals & insiders believe in IIF or BCSF? 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, IIF or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$297.79M3.60$123.38M$1.998.35 Is IIF or BCSF a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, IIF or BCSF? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 IIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$270.50M$8.28B$10.35B$19.85BDividend Yield11.50%6.42%10.18%3.52%P/E RatioN/A0.4649.6042.73Price / SalesN/A13.913,386.8319.27Price / CashN/A6.9730.6817.86Price / BookN/A0.902.895.52Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.06%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.74%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance23.51%11.36%24.11%24.67% Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$27.63+0.3%N/A+23.4%$270.50MN/A0.00N/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%$896.99MN/A0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.5237 of 5 stars$16.61+1.1%$16.67+0.3%+12.8%$845.62M$241.63M9.28N/APositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.72+0.2%N/A+36.2%$743.84MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.97-0.2%N/A+8.4%$727.72MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageECCEagle Point Credit3.475 of 5 stars$8.98-0.9%$10.00+11.4%-5.5%$690.63M$139.07M11.22N/ANXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.68+0.3%N/A+4.3%$684.91MN/A0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.85-0.1%N/A+24.5%$632.52MN/A0.00147,000MUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.63+0.2%N/A+7.0%$627.05MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Barings BDC Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors 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:IIF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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