Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $14.81 -0.12 (-0.80%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SPE vs. PDT, MUJ, PEO, CION, IFN, DSU, RMT, ASA, MCI, and MYNShould 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), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), The India Fund (IFN), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). 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 Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust ASA Gold and Precious Metals Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, SPE or PDT? Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPE or PDT? 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 stronger valuation and earnings, SPE or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpecial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 media prefer SPE or PDT? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Special Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.37 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 Neutral Is SPE or PDT a better dividend stock? Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. SummarySpecial Opportunities Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 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$166.95M$8.31B$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield7.61%6.40%10.14%3.50%P/E RatioN/A0.4647.1237.73Price / SalesN/A24.163,443.7818.01Price / CashN/A6.9930.7717.90Price / BookN/A0.912.484.86Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.27%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance2.00%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance33.06%11.36%24.11%24.67% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$14.81-0.8%N/A+32.1%$166.95MN/A0.00N/APDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.85-0.1%N/A+24.5%$632.52MN/A0.00147,000MUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.63+0.2%N/A+7.0%$627.05MN/A0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$24.38+0.7%N/A+18.1%$617.44MN/A0.0018Dividend IncreasePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.4345 of 5 stars$11.44-0.3%$12.25+7.1%+3.4%$609.59M$90.95M7.78N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$17.77+0.4%N/A+1.0%$549.70MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.85+0.2%N/A+6.6%$505.72MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.84-0.6%N/A+17.3%$501.75MN/A0.00N/AASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$20.01-0.8%N/A+43.9%$430.62MN/A0.001,100MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.74-0.3%N/A+15.5%$401.91MN/A0.00N/AMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.30flatN/A+7.4%$394.63MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors The India Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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