Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $7.98 +0.07 (+0.88%) As of 03:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends JOF vs. BBDC, MUC, PFLT, AWF, CGBD, HQH, PHK, BTO, NXP, and CCAPShould you be buying Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include Barings BDC (BBDC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. Barings BDC BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Crescent Capital BDC Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBDC or JOF? 44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BBDC or JOF? In the previous week, Barings BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barings BDC and 2 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Barings BDC's score of 0.42 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BBDC or JOF a better dividend stock? Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Barings BDC pays out 100.0% 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 stronger earnings and valuation, BBDC or JOF? Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings BDC$123.59M8.89$110.29M$1.0410.02Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund$38.39M7.26N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or JOF? Barings BDC has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BBDC or JOF? Barings BDC presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.03%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization 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) 2.00Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BBDC or JOF more profitable? Barings BDC has a net margin of 38.54% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings BDC38.54% 10.94% 4.95% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBDC or JOF? Barings BDC received 103 more outperform votes than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarings BDCOutperform Votes10357.87% Underperform Votes7542.13% Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/A SummaryBarings BDC beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JOF 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 JOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$278.62M$8.17B$11.52B$20.13BDividend Yield3.89%6.79%5.63%3.89%P/E RatioN/A3.4824.7534.86Price / Sales7.2611.8225.2432.54Price / CashN/A7.5117.7017.60Price / BookN/A1.042.594.79Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.44%-0.01%0.48%-0.64%1 Month Performance3.94%0.80%0.33%-1.38%1 Year Performance-0.25%5.15%14.27%9.97% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$7.98+0.9%N/A-0.3%$281.44M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageBBDCBarings BDC2.2388 of 5 stars$10.43-3.3%$10.00-4.1%+6.0%$1.10B$286.17M10.0226High Trading VolumeMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.97-0.4%N/A+0.3%$1.05BN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital1.2698 of 5 stars$11.32+1.4%$12.00+6.1%-0.8%$995.22M$114.06M8.08658Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.04+0.2%N/A+5.5%$951.55M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3828 of 5 stars$17.77-0.6%$17.00-4.3%+9.6%$904.60M$107.43M9.93N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.45-1.0%N/A+0.8%$883.15M$186.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.90-0.1%N/A-0.9%$715.30M$92.95M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.98-0.5%N/A+25.3%$710.32M$132.65M0.002,719Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.61-0.6%N/A+0.9%$683.73M$75.19M0.0040,400Short Interest ↑CCAPCrescent Capital BDC1.9244 of 5 stars$18.23-1.1%$19.20+5.3%+10.1%$675.60M$197.36M9.16N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BBDC Alternatives MUC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives AWF Alternatives CGBD Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives BTO Alternatives NXP Alternatives CCAP Alternatives 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:JOF) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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