Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (NYSE:RFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor JEQ or RFI?

In the previous week, Abrdn Japan Equity Fund and Abrdn Japan Equity Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Abrdn Japan Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, JEQ or RFI?

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JEQ or RFI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JEQ or RFI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JEQ or RFI?

62.7% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.1% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JEQ or RFI a better dividend stock?

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JEQ or RFI?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund received 67 more outperform votes than Abrdn Japan Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.82% of users gave Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund an outperform vote while only 66.22% of users gave Abrdn Japan Equity Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 49 66.22%	Underperform Votes 25 33.78%
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	Outperform Votes 116 75.82%	Underperform Votes 37 24.18%

Summary

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund beats Abrdn Japan Equity Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.