Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $14.72 -0.04 (-0.27%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SPE vs. MUJ, PDT, CION, PEO, IFN, DSU, ASA, RMT, MCI, and HQLShould you be buying Special Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Special Opportunities Fund include BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), The India Fund (IFN), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund The India Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Royce Micro-Cap Trust Barings Corporate Investors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (NYSE:MUJ) and Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to MUJ or SPE? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Special Opportunities Fund's score of 0.22 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Special Opportunities Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MUJ or SPE? BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MUJ or SPE? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ASpecial Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is MUJ or SPE a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MUJ or SPE? Special Opportunities Fund received 22 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Special Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundOutperform Votes12864.97% Underperform Votes6935.03% Special Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% Is MUJ or SPE more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A N/A N/A Special Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has better valuation and earnings, MUJ or SPE? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in MUJ or SPE? 15.1% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by 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. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyElon knows the truth, which is why they want him silencedElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to humanity, there is a war being waged on Elon Musk. This war has nothing to do with X, Elon’s stance on immigration or his support for Donald Trump. Watch this new documentary and you’ll discover what Elon knows, 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$165.02M$7.86B$10.41B$19.28BDividend Yield7.69%6.37%10.18%3.53%P/E RatioN/A0.9843.2041.35Price / SalesN/A15.243,408.0914.57Price / CashN/A7.2030.1320.88Price / BookN/A0.933.975.39Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$992.99M$985.39M7 Day Performance3.72%-0.49%-0.35%-0.71%1 Month Performance5.28%-2.50%0.25%-0.97%1 Year Performance38.67%15.55%22.73%25.05% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$14.72-0.3%N/A+40.8%$165.05MN/A0.00N/AMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.67flatN/A+15.5%$630.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.75-0.6%N/A+29.7%$627.17MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageCIONCION Investment2.5259 of 5 stars$11.65-0.5%$12.25+5.2%+17.1%$622.69M$251.01M4.96N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$23.53-0.1%N/A+8.8%$600.34M$98.62M0.0018News CoverageIFNThe India FundN/A$17.64+0.2%N/A+8.0%$547.90MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.93+1.2%N/A+9.4%$509.45M$54.68M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$21.960.0%N/A+63.0%$472.58MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.32flatN/A+19.3%$472.34MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.91-0.3%N/A+24.1%$404.17MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$14.65+0.6%N/A+23.7%$400.69M$39.95M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors The India Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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