Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) Competitors $14.61 +0.18 (+1.25%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SPE vs. CION, MUJ, PDT, PEO, 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 CION Investment (CION), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), 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. CION Investment BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund 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 CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is CION or SPE more profitable? CION Investment has a net margin of 31.21% compared to Special Opportunities Fund's net margin of 0.00%. CION Investment's return on equity of 11.49% beat Special Opportunities Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CION Investment31.21% 11.49% 5.04% Special Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Is CION or SPE a better dividend stock? CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. CION Investment pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CION or SPE? CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Special Opportunities Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCION Investment$90.95M6.83$95.31M$1.477.93Special Opportunities Fund$34.97M4.67N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, CION or SPE? CION Investment has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Special Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CION or SPE? 32.0% of CION Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of CION Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Special Opportunities Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CION or SPE? Special Opportunities Fund received 146 more outperform votes than CION Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Special Opportunities Fund an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave CION Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCION InvestmentOutperform Votes430.77% Underperform Votes969.23% Special Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15066.67% Underperform Votes7533.33% Do analysts rate CION or SPE? CION Investment currently has a consensus target price of $12.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.15%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CION Investment is more favorable than Special Opportunities Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CION Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Special Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor CION or SPE? In the previous week, Special Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than CION Investment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Special Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for CION Investment. Special Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat CION Investment's score of 0.68 indicating that Special Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CION Investment Positive Special Opportunities Fund Positive SummaryCION Investment beats Special Opportunities Fund on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$163.37M$8.37B$10.88B$19.18BDividend Yield7.69%6.74%10.01%3.58%P/E RatioN/A0.4428.9641.22Price / Sales4.6714.6250.8217.58Price / CashN/A7.0330.1321.28Price / BookN/A0.882.725.32Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.92%-2.96%-2.88%-3.45%1 Month Performance-1.22%-2.31%-2.84%-3.73%1 Year Performance24.87%3.73%11.26%12.06% Special Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$14.61+1.2%N/A+24.8%$163.37M$34.97M0.00N/AEx-DividendCIONCION Investment1.7645 of 5 stars$11.83-0.3%$12.25+3.6%+1.3%$630.37M$90.95M8.07N/ANews CoverageMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.46-0.7%N/A-2.8%$618.68M$29.93M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.41-1.6%N/A+15.3%$610.45MN/A0.00147,000PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.74-1.5%N/A+1.2%$554.59MN/A0.0018IFNThe India FundN/A$16.98-0.5%N/A-8.6%$527.33M$175.62M0.0021,000News CoverageDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.88+0.5%N/A+1.2%$509.45MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.94+0.4%N/A+8.4%$503.78M$93.64M0.00N/AASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$20.30-2.0%N/A+28.6%$436.94M$65.95M0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.19+1.0%N/A+12.5%$409.84M$38.27M0.00N/AMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.37flatN/A-2.0%$397.28MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CION Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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