JOF vs. VFL, AWF, ASA, DMF, DSM, LEO, EVN, FT, INSI, and VPV
Should you be buying Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (VFL), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Franklin Universal Trust (FT), Insight Select Income Fund (INSI), and Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (VPV). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:VFL) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn National Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 1 mentions for abrdn National Municipal Income Fund. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat abrdn National Municipal Income Fund's score of -0.33 indicating that abrdn National Municipal Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.
Summary
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.
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