NXC vs. JEQ, BCV, SSSS, DTF, NMI, CEV, NMT, GCV, SWZ, and MGF
Should you be buying Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio include Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ), Bancroft Fund (BCV), SuRo Capital (SSSS), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (GCV), The Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ), and MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXC) and Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (NYSE:JEQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%.
In the previous week, Abrdn Japan Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Japan Equity Fund and 1 mentions for Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio. Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's average media sentiment score of -1.00 beat Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's score of -1.11 indicating that Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio is being referred to more favorably in the media.
11.9% of Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of Abrdn Japan Equity 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.
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund received 49 more outperform votes than Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio when rated by MarketBeat users.
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Japan Equity Fund has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund beats Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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