Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) Competitors $23.54 -0.42 (-1.75%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NIE vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NYSE:NIE) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is NIE or AGD a better dividend stock? Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Is NIE or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Equity & Convertible Income FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NIE or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund$80.98MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor NIE or AGD? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 23 more outperform votes than Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVirtus Equity & Convertible Income FundOutperform Votes8564.89% Underperform Votes4635.11% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Does the media refer more to NIE or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund. Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral SummaryVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. But surprisingly, this loophole has been on the books for many years and executives have been using it to make HUNDREDS of millions of dollars. And here's the good news.Register For The Webinar To Discover Get Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NIE 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 NIE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtus Equity & Convertible Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$979.01M$3.28B$19.83BDividend Yield0.08%5.62%4.45%3.51%P/E RatioN/A782.97417.4735.53Price / SalesN/A3,233.333,471.5717.76Price / CashN/A60.7751.0221.33Price / BookN/A1.191.414.64Net IncomeN/A$63.26M$381.16M$982.94M7 Day Performance-1.13%-0.37%0.12%-2.12%1 Month Performance0.43%-0.81%0.23%-0.39%1 Year Performance15.96%11.45%16.18%23.34% Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NIEVirtus Equity & Convertible Income FundN/A$23.54-1.8%N/A+16.4%$0.00$80.98M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.19-0.4%N/A+11.9%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.21-0.9%N/A+14.0%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.13-1.5%N/A+7.4%$0.00$50.22M0.00N/ADividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.91+0.4%N/A+13.2%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.83-0.6%N/A+10.9%$0.00N/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.32+0.7%N/A+10.7%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.97+0.1%N/A+17.8%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.66-0.3%N/A+5.8%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider SellingShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$11.16-1.4%N/A+9.1%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.91-0.4%N/A+11.4%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AWF Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT 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:NIE) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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