Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF) Competitors $25.65 +0.11 (+0.43%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IIF vs. BBDC, CGBD, HQH, PHK, BTO, ECC, NXP, CION, MUJ, 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), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), CION Investment (CION), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund vs. Barings BDC Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Eagle Point Credit Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio CION Investment BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (NYSE:IIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media favor BBDC or IIF? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Barings BDC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund and 1 mentions for Barings BDC. Barings BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's score of 1.04 indicating that Barings BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBDC or IIF a better dividend stock? Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Barings BDC pays out 96.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BBDC or IIF? Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings BDC$127.89M7.77$128M$1.088.71Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund$87.14M2.88N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or IIF? Barings BDC has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BBDC or IIF more profitable? Barings BDC has a net margin of 39.59% compared to Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 11.24% beat Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings BDC39.59% 11.24% 5.10% Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer BBDC or IIF? Barings BDC presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barings BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBDC or IIF? 44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBDC or IIF? Barings BDC received 18 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 57.87% of users gave Barings BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarings BDCOutperform Votes10357.87% Underperform Votes7542.13% Morgan Stanley India Investment FundOutperform Votes8564.39% Underperform Votes4735.61% SummaryBarings BDC beats Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund on 11 of the 16 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 IIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley India Investment FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$250.07M$8.38B$10.97B$19.18BDividend Yield10.53%6.74%9.85%3.59%P/E RatioN/A0.4428.4941.28Price / Sales2.8814.6548.6117.59Price / CashN/A7.0330.3121.28Price / BookN/A0.882.735.32Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.13%-2.96%-2.88%-3.56%1 Month Performance-6.50%-2.31%-2.86%-3.70%1 Year Performance20.76%3.73%11.27%12.12% 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$25.65+0.4%N/A+22.7%$250.07M$87.14M0.00N/APositive NewsBBDCBarings BDC2.2782 of 5 stars$9.60-1.1%$10.00+4.2%+8.0%$1.01B$289.20M8.9926Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending0.9331 of 5 stars$17.86+0.1%$16.67-6.7%+16.4%$909.25M$241.63M9.97N/APositive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.84-0.8%N/A+1.4%$852.44MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.99-0.8%N/A+0.5%$729.18M$92.95M0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.66-0.7%N/A+16.9%$722.79M$132.65M0.002,719Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.4451 of 5 stars$8.97-0.3%$10.00+11.5%-5.0%$690.24M$139.07M11.25N/ANews CoverageNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.71-1.4%N/A-1.4%$688.58MN/A0.0040,400CIONCION Investment1.7597 of 5 stars$11.89+0.2%$12.25+3.0%+1.3%$633.57M$90.95M8.07N/ANews CoverageMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.50-0.3%N/A-2.8%$620.84M$29.93M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.49-1.0%N/A+15.3%$614.38MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Barings BDC Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors CION Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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