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Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund · Financial Services · United States · $164M · Avg Vol: $702K/d

51
StockRank
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Q
45
V
46
M
54
P/E (TTM)
5.9x
ROE
17.3%
D/E
0.2x
Dividend %
13.8%
Dir. Trades · 180d
None →
Buybacks · 180d
None →

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-end fund designed to maximize total return by investing in emerging markets debt, including sovereign, corporate, and local currency-denominated bonds. The fund leverages Stone Harbor’s specialized credit research to identify mispriced, high-yielding debt in volatile developing economies. It is an income-oriented closed-end fund focused on emerging market fixed-income assets.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue—-22.3M14.6M33.1M27.9M38.3%27.9M
EPS0.08-1.350.811.210.8882.1%0.88
Shares—17.1M17.4M29.3M32.0M+87.3%—
Debt—28.6M14.2M49.6M38.6M10.5%38.6M
Equity—71.3M73.9M139.1M157.9M30.4%—
Op CF—27.9M14.3M-22.5M21.9M-7.8%21.9M
Inv CF———————
Fin CF—-29.4M-25.7M14.9M-19.7M——
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PRICE (1Y)-8.1%
5.105.245.385.525.66Jun 18Jul 13Jul 31
SMA 50SMA 200
Close
$5.20
RSI (14)
37.3
52W High
$5.61
From 52W High
0.9%

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
45
ROIC (ROA)
13.9%*89.6
ROE
17.3%80.6
GP/Assets
—N/A
Op. Margin
0.0%15.1
FCF/Assets
—N/A
Piotroski
320.3
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.24x59.2
Current Ratio
—N/A
Value
46
P/E (TTM)
5.9x88.9
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
—N/A
P/B
—N/A
P/S
—30.7
Div Yield
13.8%96.7
Momentum
54
52W High %
93%47.5
RS 6M
2%66.5
SMA 50/200
1.10x75.5
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$164M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
—

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of EDF are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
EDFVirtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund(you)$164M51HOLD
PCQPIMCO California Municipal Income Fund$162M52HOLD
VTNInvesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals$163M50HOLD
EHIWestern Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.$175M52HOLD
PFDFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc.$145M51HOLD
FLCFlaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc.$174M49HOLD
VBFInvesco Bond Fund$168M55HOLD
HEQJohn Hancock Diversified Income Fund$140M50HOLD
DMBBNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc.$197M49HOLD
IHDVoya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund$130M50HOLD

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.5x · Gross margin 100.0%

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF): Stock Score Summary

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) has a MoatMap StockRank of 51/100 based on Quality (45/100), Value (46/100), and Momentum (54/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-end fund designed to maximize total return by investing in emerging markets debt, including sovereign, corporate, and local currency-denominated bonds. The fund leverages Stone Harbor’s specialized credit research to identify mispriced, high-yielding debt in volatile developing economies. It is an income-oriented closed-end fund focused on emerging market fixed-income assets.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$5.20
Market Cap$164M
P/E (TTM)5.92
Return on Equity17.3%
Debt/Equity0.24x
Operating Margin0.0%
Dividend Yield13.8%

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund’s (EDF) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) is 51/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (45), Value (46), and Momentum (54) factor ranks across MoatMap’s 20,000+ stock universe.
Does Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund have an economic moat?
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) has a Quality factor score of 45/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 51/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund in?
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).
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