Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $15.66 +0.04 (+0.26%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.67 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 08/29/2025 04:04 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, DSU, CCAP, PEO, CION, ECC, RMT, IFN, TYG, and MCIShould 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 Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), and Barings Corporate Investors (MCI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Special Opportunities Fund vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit Royce Otc Micro India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors 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, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, SPE or PDT? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock 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 $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Does the media favor SPE or PDT? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.43 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Special Opportunities Fund Very Positive John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, SPE or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities Fund$37.11M4.72N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 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. 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 SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 6 of the 7 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$175.33M$3.95B$12.56B$21.35BDividend Yield8.07%6.19%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A228.4629.34Price / Sales4.7247.2932.4052.51Price / CashN/A18.0022.2523.91Price / BookN/A1.122.355.36Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$996.52M7 Day Performance0.06%0.49%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance1.49%2.38%3.64%5.52%1 Year Performance13.48%1.13%541.65%11.66% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.66+0.3%N/A+13.5%$175.33M$37.11M0.00N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41+0.1%N/A+2.1%$658.59MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61+0.4%N/A-2.6%$575.75MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.2543 of 5 stars$15.53+1.6%$17.25+11.1%-14.5%$566.28M$56.75M12.94N/AHigh Trading VolumePEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.63+0.7%N/A-6.0%$564.17MN/A0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment0.907 of 5 stars$10.72+0.1%$10.75+0.2%-11.8%$557.85M$252.43M-56.44N/APositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.9399 of 5 stars$7.05+0.1%$8.67+22.9%-24.7%$541.72M$179.77M64.10N/ARMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.12+0.0%N/A+3.9%$531.71MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.30-0.9%N/A-17.7%$479.20MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.93+0.3%N/A+16.0%$460.96MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.36+1.1%N/A+20.8%$428.91MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors 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 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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