Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF) Competitors $9.25 +0.12 (+1.31%) As of 01:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TDF vs. BBDC, AWF, PFLT, HQH, CGBD, PHK, NXP, ASA, PDT, and MUJShould you be buying Templeton Dragon Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Dragon Fund include Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Templeton Dragon Fund vs. Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending PIMCO High Income Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is TDF or BBDC a better dividend stock? Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Barings BDC pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TDF or BBDC? Templeton Dragon Fund received 34 more outperform votes than Barings BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.54% of users gave Templeton Dragon Fund an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave Barings BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTempleton Dragon FundOutperform Votes13769.54% Underperform Votes6030.46% Barings BDCOutperform Votes10357.54% Underperform Votes7642.46% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TDF or BBDC? 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TDF or BBDC? Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Dragon Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTempleton Dragon Fund$27.67M8.45N/AN/AN/ABarings BDC$123.59M7.49$110.29M$1.048.45 Do analysts recommend TDF or BBDC? Barings BDC has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.14%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than Templeton Dragon Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Templeton Dragon Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Barings BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor TDF or BBDC? In the previous week, Barings BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barings BDC and 2 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Templeton Dragon Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Barings BDC's score of 1.79 indicating that Templeton Dragon Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Templeton Dragon Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Barings BDC 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, TDF or BBDC? Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings BDC has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TDF or BBDC more profitable? Barings BDC has a net margin of 38.54% compared to Templeton Dragon Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat Templeton Dragon Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Templeton Dragon FundN/A N/A N/A Barings BDC 38.54%10.94%4.95% SummaryBarings BDC beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Templeton Dragon Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TDF 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 TDF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTempleton Dragon FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$233.48M$7.29B$11.04B$18.71BDividend Yield2.46%7.09%5.93%4.16%P/E RatioN/A3.4721.9831.95Price / Sales8.4523.6825.6728.06Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.882.604.39Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.89%1.15%1.90%2.13%1 Month Performance-6.49%-4.61%-2.69%-6.87%1 Year Performance14.45%0.40%535.47%2.36% Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.25+1.3%N/A+14.6%$234.52M$27.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsBBDCBarings BDC2.225 of 5 stars$8.44+0.8%$9.50+12.6%-5.2%$889.65M$123.59M8.1226Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.07+0.7%N/A+0.2%$868.34M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.1985 of 5 stars$9.66+1.5%$11.67+20.8%-15.1%$849.66M$114.06M6.90658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.12+1.6%N/A-2.4%$765.45M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.9943 of 5 stars$14.10+0.6%$17.00+20.6%-14.6%$718.49M$99.28M7.88N/AAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.51-0.2%N/A-2.3%$659.04M$99.89M0.00147,000NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$13.77+0.8%N/A-2.0%$644.64M$75.19M0.0040,400Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$29.82+1.3%N/A+75.2%$641.85M$118.94M0.001,100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.13+0.4%N/A+12.2%$596.61M$198.30M0.00147,000Positive NewsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$10.90+1.1%N/A-2.9%$588.45M$29.93M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Barings BDC Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund Alternatives Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Alternatives 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:TDF) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersM.A.G.A. is Finished – This Could be even BetterYou’ve no doubt heard Trump’s rally cry: Make America Great Again. 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