Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA) Competitors $7.16 -0.01 (-0.14%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends USA vs. IBB, DNP, HTGC, ADX, PTY, RVT, TY, GAB, STEW, and GSBDShould you be buying Liberty All-Star Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund include iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Tri-Continental (TY), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund vs. iShares Biotechnology ETF DNP Select Income Fund Hercules Capital Adams Diversified Equity Fund PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Royce Value Trust Tri-Continental The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Goldman Sachs BDC iShares Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IBB or USA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioiShares Biotechnology ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is IBB or USA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets iShares Biotechnology ETFN/A N/A N/A Liberty All-Star Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Is IBB or USA a better dividend stock? iShares Biotechnology ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Do institutionals & insiders believe in IBB or USA? 62.5% of iShares Biotechnology ETF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IBB or USA? Liberty All-Star Equity Fund received 164 more outperform votes than iShares Biotechnology ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.87% of users gave Liberty All-Star Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 67.09% of users gave iShares Biotechnology ETF an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformiShares Biotechnology ETFOutperform Votes15967.09% Underperform Votes7832.91% Liberty All-Star Equity FundOutperform Votes32368.87% Underperform Votes14631.13% Does the media refer more to IBB or USA? In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than iShares Biotechnology ETF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and 3 mentions for iShares Biotechnology ETF. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat iShares Biotechnology ETF's score of 0.39 indicating that Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment iShares Biotechnology ETF 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Liberty All-Star Equity Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, IBB or USA? iShares Biotechnology ETF has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IBB or USA? iShares Biotechnology ETF currently has a consensus target price of $134.84, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given iShares Biotechnology ETF's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe iShares Biotechnology ETF is more favorable than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score iShares Biotechnology ETF 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Liberty All-Star Equity Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryLiberty All-Star Equity Fund beats iShares Biotechnology ETF on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. Get Liberty All-Star Equity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USA 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 USA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiberty All-Star Equity FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.94B$8.31B$10.42B$19.87BDividend Yield9.90%6.41%10.14%3.50%P/E RatioN/A0.4545.8635.66Price / SalesN/A14.353,479.1517.95Price / CashN/A7.0130.6917.98Price / BookN/A0.943.774.59Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.98%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.38%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance16.61%11.36%24.11%24.67% Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$7.16-0.1%N/A+15.9%$1.94BN/A0.00N/AIBBiShares Biotechnology ETFN/A$134.84+1.1%N/A+13.4%$6.66BN/A0.00N/AOptions VolumeNews CoverageDNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.35-0.4%N/A+3.4%$3.33BN/A0.00590Positive NewsHTGCHercules Capital1.5772 of 5 stars$18.81-1.4%$20.40+8.5%+19.9%$3.10B$460.67M9.31100Positive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$22.29-1.1%N/A+32.9%$2.79B$639.96M0.0030Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumePTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$14.57+0.2%N/A+7.5%$2.23BN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$15.93-0.2%N/A+22.4%$1.84BN/A0.0050Positive NewsTYTri-ContinentalN/A$33.61flatN/A+22.4%$1.81BN/A0.00N/ADividend CutGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.56flatN/A+8.6%$1.68BN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.11-0.3%N/A+20.5%$1.56BN/A0.00N/ADividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.0743 of 5 stars$12.86+0.1%$13.00+1.1%-13.5%$1.51B$454.91M18.37N/AShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBB Alternatives DNP Alternatives HTGC Alternatives ADX Alternatives PTY Alternatives RVT Alternatives TY Alternatives GAB Alternatives STEW Alternatives GSBD Alternatives 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:USA) 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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