Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $14.12 +0.08 (+0.57%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.14 +0.02 (+0.14%) As of 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 SPE vs. PDT, MUJ, BTO, CCAP, ECC, PEO, CION, IFN, MCI, and TYGShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), The India Fund (IFN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Crescent Capital BDC Eagle Point Credit Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund Barings Corporate Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media refer more to SPE or PDT? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund and Special Opportunities Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund Positive John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Positive Is SPE or PDT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPE or PDT? Special Opportunities Fund received 29 more outperform votes than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Special Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpecial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% John Hancock Premium Dividend FundOutperform Votes12164.71% Underperform Votes6635.29% Which has better earnings & valuation, SPE or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities Fund$37.11M4.25N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund$198.30M3.07N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SPE or PDT? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, SPE or PDT? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SPE or PDT a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Special Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPE 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 SPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpecial Opportunities FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$157.89M$7.45B$10.83B$18.43BDividend Yield8.43%7.13%6.00%4.22%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.6731.10Price / Sales4.2519.8525.1426.38Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.93%2.02%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance-6.14%-5.10%-3.76%-7.77%1 Year Performance14.98%0.16%535.17%2.31% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$14.12+0.6%N/A+15.5%$157.89M$37.11M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.13+0.4%N/A+13.7%$596.61M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$10.90+1.1%N/A-2.8%$588.45M$29.93M0.00N/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$29.71+0.3%N/A+14.0%$586.54M$142.41M0.002,719Short Interest ↑News CoverageCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.4618 of 5 stars$14.76+1.7%$18.90+28.0%-10.7%$547.04M$83.50M7.42N/AShort Interest ↑ECCEagle Point Credit3.5114 of 5 stars$6.99-0.6%$10.50+50.2%-26.3%$537.87M$97.61M8.32N/AShort Interest ↑PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$19.86-0.4%N/A-13.9%$521.86M$34.82M0.0018Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.247 of 5 stars$9.06+2.7%$11.50+26.9%-14.7%$467.70M$45.95M6.16N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeIFNThe India FundN/A$14.72+1.8%N/A-18.1%$457.14M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.92+3.1%N/A+20.0%$424.66M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$38.29+3.4%N/A+30.9%$412.19M$214.33M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors The India Fund Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors 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:SPE) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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