Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RFI or JEQ?

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	Positive
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, RFI or JEQ?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RFI or JEQ more profitable?

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RFI or JEQ?

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RFI or JEQ?

20.4% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held 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 RFI or JEQ a better dividend stock?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RFI or JEQ?

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

Summary

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