Mexico Fund (MXF) Competitors $18.18 +0.20 (+1.11%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.21 +0.03 (+0.17%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 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 MXF vs. PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, PHK, HQH, ASA, CGBD, BTO, and PDTShould you be buying Mexico Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mexico Fund include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mexico Fund vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PIMCO High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, PFLT or MXF? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PFLT or MXF a better dividend stock? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% 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 better valuation & earnings, PFLT or MXF? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Mexico Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital$89.89M11.29$91.84M$0.8412.18Mexico FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to PFLT or MXF? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 15 more articles in the media than Mexico Fund. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 1 mentions for Mexico Fund. Mexico Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.52 indicating that Mexico Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Positive Mexico Fund Positive Is PFLT or MXF more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat Mexico Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Floating Rate Capital45.36% 10.76% 4.65% Mexico Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFLT or MXF? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Mexico Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PFLT or MXF? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus target price of $10.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Mexico Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Mexico Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Mexico Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mexico Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MXF 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 MXF 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 MXF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMexico FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$266.16M$3.93B$12.34B$20.90BDividend Yield5.01%6.42%5.56%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.5628.12Price / SalesN/A23.8325.8458.72Price / CashN/A17.8218.7617.81Price / BookN/A1.132.254.56Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$993.62M7 Day Performance0.94%0.59%1.20%2.09%1 Month Performance6.25%1.99%0.94%1.14%1 Year Performance13.84%1.67%543.39%13.44% Mexico Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MXFMexico FundN/A$18.18+1.1%N/A+13.8%$266.16MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8529 of 5 stars$10.52+0.2%$10.96+4.1%-7.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.52658Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC2.98 of 5 stars$9.600.0%$9.67+0.7%-4.2%$1.01B$286.17M10.0026BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1932 of 5 stars$15.08-0.8%$16.50+9.4%-8.2%$986M$292.65M9.091,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.17+0.2%N/A+1.5%$960.60MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88-1.7%N/A+1.5%$850.60MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+0.1%N/A-14.5%$841.87MN/A0.00147,000Dividend CutShort Interest ↑ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$35.24+0.3%N/A+79.9%$755.94MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.3412 of 5 stars$13.82-0.8%$15.10+9.3%-18.5%$709.83M$232.59M11.52N/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.28-0.1%N/A+11.3%$677.55MN/A0.002,719News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.32-0.9%N/A+8.0%$661.05MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PFLT Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives AWF Alternatives PHK Alternatives HQH Alternatives ASA Alternatives CGBD Alternatives BTO Alternatives PDT 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:MXF) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe Coin That Could Define Trump’s Crypto PresidencyWhen Trump returned to office, one of his first moves was to tap PayPal’s former COO, David Sacks, as a top ad...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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