PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ADX or PHK?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to ADX or PHK?

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 2 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 1.16 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PIMCO High Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ADX or PHK?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADX or PHK more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ADX or PHK a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ADX or PHK?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats PIMCO High Income Fund on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.