Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) Competitors $27.63 +0.24 (+0.88%) Closing price 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.63 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 IIF vs. BBDC, PFLT, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, BTO, CGBD, and PDTShould you be buying Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund include BARINGS BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund vs. Its Competitors BARINGS BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) and BARINGS BDC (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is IIF or BBDC a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. BARINGS BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. BARINGS BDC pays out 108.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BARINGS BDC has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. BARINGS BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IIF or BBDC? BARINGS BDC 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/ABARINGS BDC$286.17M3.54$110.29M$0.9610.05 Do analysts recommend IIF or BBDC? BARINGS BDC has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.22%. Given BARINGS BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BARINGS BDC 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) 0.00BARINGS BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IIF or BBDC? 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of BARINGS BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BARINGS BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is IIF or BBDC more profitable? BARINGS BDC has a net margin of 35.67% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. BARINGS BDC's return on equity of 9.76% 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 BARINGS BDC 35.67%9.76%4.26% Which has more risk and volatility, IIF or BBDC? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BARINGS BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IIF or BBDC? In the previous week, BARINGS BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BARINGS BDC and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. BARINGS BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that BARINGS BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Negative BARINGS BDC Positive SummaryBARINGS BDC beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IIF 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 IIF 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 IIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$264.14M$3.87B$12.38B$20.92BDividend Yield9.84%6.37%5.55%3.60%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.0628.32Price / SalesN/A18.4126.0571.01Price / CashN/A17.9021.8223.83Price / BookN/A1.102.295.21Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance2.71%-0.77%-0.89%-1.33%1 Month Performance0.49%1.52%0.54%1.05%1 Year Performance1.36%0.86%540.44%11.79% 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+0.9%N/A+1.1%$264.14MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑BBDCBARINGS BDC3.1731 of 5 stars$9.67-0.2%$9.67+0.0%-4.3%$1.02B$286.17M10.0726News CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8723 of 5 stars$10.23+0.2%$10.88+6.4%-7.7%$1.01B$89.89M7.30658Short Interest ↓BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.5538 of 5 stars$15.38+1.0%$16.50+7.3%-5.6%$997.69M$125.44M9.271,000News CoveragePositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.19+0.1%N/A+0.9%$964.91MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.65+0.6%N/A-14.3%$897.07M$11.71M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88+0.1%N/A+1.2%$836.02M$99.89M0.00147,000Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$34.26-1.1%N/A+75.3%$738.57MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.48+0.5%N/A+10.7%$700.28MN/A0.002,719News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.3265 of 5 stars$13.72+1.4%$15.10+10.1%-18.1%$698.37M$79.76M11.42N/APDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.30+0.2%N/A+6.7%$654.23MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BARINGS BDC Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors 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:IIF) was last updated on 8/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWashington Thinks They Own Your Bank AccountWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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