Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) Competitors $23.05 -0.13 (-0.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.06 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IIF vs. CGBD, HQH, PHK, NXP, BTO, ECC, CCAP, CION, 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 Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), CION Investment (CION), 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. Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Eagle Point Credit Crescent Capital BDC CION Investment John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking. Is IIF or CGBD a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IIF or CGBD? 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IIF or CGBD? Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IIF or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending received 102 more outperform votes than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.39% of users gave Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund an outperform vote while only 56.33% of users gave Carlyle Secured Lending an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMorgan Stanley India Investment FundOutperform Votes8564.39% Underperform Votes4735.61% Carlyle Secured LendingOutperform Votes18756.33% Underperform Votes14543.67% Do analysts recommend IIF or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.63%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending 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) 0.00Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Is IIF or CGBD more profitable? Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 40.69% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 12.60% 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 Carlyle Secured Lending 40.69%12.60%5.77% Does the media prefer IIF or CGBD? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 15 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 1.19 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Positive Carlyle Secured Lending Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, IIF or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley India Investment Fund$87.14M2.59N/AN/AN/ACarlyle Secured Lending$99.28M9.05$92.28M$1.6210.89 SummaryCarlyle Secured Lending beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 12 of the 16 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 {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 IIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$225.70M$8.06B$11.38B$19.92BDividend Yield11.52%6.81%5.64%3.90%P/E RatioN/A3.4824.6934.16Price / Sales2.5911.8325.3430.29Price / CashN/A7.5117.7017.60Price / BookN/A1.022.554.70Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.85%-0.32%-0.09%-2.49%1 Month Performance-6.20%0.47%-0.22%-3.16%1 Year Performance-1.53%4.78%13.75%8.03% 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$23.05-0.6%N/A-0.9%$225.70M$87.14M0.00N/APositive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3622 of 5 stars$17.64-0.7%$17.00-3.6%+9.6%$898.88M$99.28M9.85N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.09-0.7%N/A+0.8%$864.93M$186.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.94+0.3%N/A-0.9%$721.14M$92.95M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.74+0.3%N/A+0.9%$690.05M$75.19M0.0040,400Short Interest ↑News CoverageBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.90-2.1%N/A+25.3%$688.90M$142.41M0.002,719Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit1.918 of 5 stars$8.80+0.5%$10.50+19.3%-13.5%$677.14M$97.61M10.48N/ACCAPCrescent Capital BDC1.8867 of 5 stars$18.15-1.4%$19.20+5.8%+10.1%$672.68M$83.50M9.12N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendCIONCION Investment1.5394 of 5 stars$12.55+0.1%$12.25-2.4%+16.8%$668.74M$90.95M8.54N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.99+0.2%N/A+11.4%$638.91M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓MUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.65-0.6%N/A+1.8%$628.94M$29.93M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors CION Investment 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 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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