Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.14 -0.06 (-0.39%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.14 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/26/2025 06:35 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPE vs. NXP, BTO, CCAP, PDT, ECC, MUJ, ASA, PEO, CION, and IFNShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), and The India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Crescent Capital BDC John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is SPE or NXP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Special Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPE or NXP? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, SPE or NXP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities Fund$37.11M4.56N/AN/AN/ANuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio$75.19M8.93N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor SPE or NXP? In the previous week, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio had 3 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio and 2 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Special Opportunities Fund's score of 0.46 indicating that Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SPE or NXP a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPE or NXP? Special Opportunities Fund received 79 more outperform votes than Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Special Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 63.96% of users gave Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpecial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioOutperform Votes7163.96% Underperform Votes4036.04% Which has more volatility & risk, SPE or NXP? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio on 6 of the 10 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$169.30M$7.96B$11.37B$19.65BDividend Yield7.90%6.81%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A3.7022.8533.84Price / Sales4.5616.0625.6327.96Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.962.784.60Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.77%-0.14%0.86%-0.05%1 Month Performance-0.16%-1.41%496.49%-1.94%1 Year Performance19.87%2.02%536.82%5.06% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.14-0.4%N/A+20.5%$169.30M$37.11M0.00N/ANXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.35-0.7%N/A-1.0%$671.56M$75.19M0.0040,400Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$32.85+0.9%N/A+20.1%$648.53M$142.41M0.002,719Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC1.842 of 5 stars$17.46+2.0%$19.20+10.0%+0.9%$647.10M$83.50M8.77N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.82+1.0%N/A+11.4%$630.31M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑ECCEagle Point Credit3.8025 of 5 stars$8.05-2.4%$10.50+30.5%-20.3%$619.05M$97.61M9.58N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.29+0.3%N/A-2.2%$609.23M$29.93M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$28.19+5.0%N/A+86.6%$606.76M$118.94M0.001,100Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$22.31+1.6%N/A+1.7%$586.14M$34.82M0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.6832 of 5 stars$10.97-3.6%$11.50+4.9%+0.7%$584.28M$90.95M7.46N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeIFNThe India FundN/A$15.13+1.7%N/A-20.9%$469.88M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors The India Fund 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 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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