EMF vs. MYI, PHK, NXP, VMO, PEO, MUJ, BTO, IFN, VGM, and VKQ
Should you be buying Templeton Emerging Markets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), The India Fund (IFN), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), and Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund received 51 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Templeton Emerging Markets Fund an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III an outperform vote.
34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III had 1 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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