Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.48 -0.09 (-0.58%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SPE vs. NXP, ECC, CION, PDT, MUJ, PEO, ASA, RMT, TYG, 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), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), 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 Eagle Point Credit CION Investment John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure The India Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXP) and Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NXP or SPE? 16.2% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXP or SPE? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is NXP or SPE more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A N/A N/A Special Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor NXP or SPE? In the previous week, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio had 1 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio and 1 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's score of 1.31 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Special Opportunities Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXP or SPE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioOutperform Votes7163.96% Underperform Votes4036.04% Special Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% Is NXP or SPE a better dividend stock? Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Which has more volatility and risk, NXP or SPE? Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$174.11M$8.33B$11.72B$20.30BDividend Yield7.54%6.63%5.37%3.64%P/E RatioN/A0.5024.1534.87Price / SalesN/A16.7126.4415.49Price / CashN/A7.5117.9120.26Price / BookN/A1.042.594.80Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.79%-0.28%-1.41%-1.07%1 Month Performance2.05%1.45%0.67%-1.11%1 Year Performance26.69%5.66%14.93%13.69% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.48-0.6%N/A+27.5%$174.11MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.82-0.4%N/A+0.3%$693.49MN/A0.0040,400News CoveragePositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.9692 of 5 stars$8.64-0.3%$10.50+21.6%-11.7%$664.46M$139.07M10.79N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCIONCION Investment1.9656 of 5 stars$12.17+1.6%$12.25+0.6%+12.8%$648.65M$251.01M8.28N/APDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.95-0.1%N/A+16.8%$637.01MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.500.0%N/A+0.2%$620.62MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$22.44+0.3%N/A+6.6%$572.44MN/A0.0018Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$25.57-2.4%N/A+81.3%$550.25MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$10.02+0.3%N/A+4.7%$507.81MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeNews CoverageTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$45.44+1.2%N/A+53.2%$489.34MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$15.74-1.1%N/A-23.7%$488.88MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors The India Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SPE) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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