PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

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

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

11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PHK or ADX?

PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PHK or ADX?

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 4 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 1 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 1.11 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PIMCO High Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PHK or ADX more profitable?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, PHK or ADX?

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

Is PHK or ADX a better dividend stock?

PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%.

Summary

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