abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors $7.50 -0.01 (-0.13%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.50 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 05:37 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JEQ vs. PPT, RCS, RFI, PMO, PMM, FUND, TOYO, PIM, MHF, and DMFShould you be buying abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn Japan Equity Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Putnam Managed (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), Putnam Mast Int (PIM), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF), and BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. abrdn Japan Equity Fund vs. Its Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Putnam Managed Sprott Focus Trust TOYO Putnam Mast Int Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund BNY Mellon Municipal Income Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PPT or JEQ? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, PPT or JEQ? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PPT or JEQ? In the previous week, abrdn Japan Equity Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn Japan Equity Fund and 0 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. abrdn Japan Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Japan Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust Neutral abrdn Japan Equity Fund Neutral Is PPT or JEQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Premier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A abrdn Japan Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPT or JEQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/Aabrdn Japan Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is PPT or JEQ a better dividend stock? Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Summaryabrdn Japan Equity Fund beats Putnam Premier Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn Japan Equity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JEQ 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 JEQ 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 JEQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn Japan Equity FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$104M$3.76B$12.04B$20.68BDividend Yield4.66%6.66%5.62%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7429.07Price / SalesN/A23.2325.9266.27Price / CashN/A18.0121.3322.84Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.32%-0.25%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance0.40%-0.89%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance32.98%0.83%537.06%10.15% abrdn Japan Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JEQabrdn Japan Equity FundN/A$7.50-0.1%N/A+26.5%$104MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.62-0.1%N/A+0.3%$348.49M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$6.97+0.1%N/A+5.4%$324.71M$28.89M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.00+0.4%N/A-5.0%$318.97MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$9.76flatN/A-6.7%$310.48M$10.75M0.00801Short Interest ↑PMMPutnam ManagedN/A$5.82-0.7%N/A-7.1%$272.09M$12.17M0.00N/AFUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.72+0.7%N/A-4.3%$228.60MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsTOYOTOYON/A$3.58-3.2%N/A+109.6%$170.55M$176.96M0.00N/ANews CoveragePIMPutnam Mast IntN/A$3.32-0.9%N/A+0.6%$161.93MN/A0.00N/AMHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$6.77-0.4%N/A-2.7%$147.27MN/A0.00N/ADMFBNY Mellon Municipal IncomeN/A$6.98flatN/AN/A$144.88M-$1.00M0.002,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Putnam Mun Oppo Alternatives Putnam Managed Alternatives Sprott Focus Trust Alternatives TOYO Alternatives Putnam Mast Int Alternatives Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Alternatives BNY Mellon Municipal Income Alternatives 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:JEQ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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