Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) Competitors $21.71 +0.22 (+1.02%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.72 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 04/25/2025 04:05 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 NIE vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 Is NIE or AGD a better dividend stock? Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Does the media favor NIE or AGD? In the previous week, Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund and Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund's score of -0.72 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund Negative Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, NIE or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund$130.83MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/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% SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$1.14B$3.83B$18.88BDividend Yield0.08%4.37%4.16%4.10%P/E RatioN/A21.1212.9532.61Price / SalesN/A2,335.211,735.5928.49Price / CashN/A61.4750.5917.53Price / BookN/A1.123.404.45Net IncomeN/A$262.33M$1.18B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.27%2.01%8.88%3.47%1 Month Performance-3.47%4.45%9.49%-4.83%1 Year Performance-0.91%1.85%10.19%4.62% 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$21.71+1.0%N/A-0.9%$0.00$130.83M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+4.2%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+2.3%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-0.9%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Negative NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-15.9%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-4.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ANews CoverageAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNegative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-2.8%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-7.7%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A+0.6%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-1.9%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT 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:NIE) was last updated on 4/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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