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Barings Corporate Investors · Financial Services · United States · $356M cap · $522K/day traded

$17.76 +1.1% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.

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Quality
62
Value
44
Momentum
59

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) is 70/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 62, Value 44, Momentum 59, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
9.8x
peers 13.0x
ROE
10.2%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
9.2%
trailing yield

ABOUT BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS

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Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue—16.2M39.2M37.9M30.2M23.0%35.4M
EPS2.600.711.821.751.37-14.8%1.76
Shares—20.3M20.3M20.4M20.5M+1.3%20.6M
Debt—46.0M42.3M45.9M74.7M17.6%74.7M
Equity—331.6M339.8M343.6M341.3M1.0%—
Op CF2.8M3.9M32.0M28.1M18.6M60.1%5.0M
Inv CF———————
Fin CF—-11.8M-30.4M-25.8M-3.6M——
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-6.0%
17.317.818.218.719.116 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsCalm

Calmer than 84% of stocks we rank over the past year (24% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$17.76
RSI (14)
36.1
52-Week Range-12.3% from high
Low $15.85High $20.25

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
62
ROIC (ROA)
4.4%*72.5
ROE
10.2%49.8
GP/Assets
8.2%68.0
Op. Margin
83.3%93.8
FCF/Assets
3.6%69.8
Piotroski
28.7
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.21x65.2
Current Ratio
5.97x80.1
Value
44
P/E (TTM)
9.8x68.2
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
23.0x22.3
P/B
1.0x61.4
P/S
10.1x10.7
Div Yield
9.2%92.1
Momentum
59
52W High %
88%56.8
RS 6M
-3%52.7
SMA 50/200
1.03x56.2
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
60%78.3

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$356M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

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

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
MCIBarings Corporate Investors(you)$356M70Buy
NCVVirtus Convertible & Income Fund$374M76Buy
HRZNHorizon Technology Finance Corporation$265M69Buy
SCDLMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.$342M63Hold
TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund$286M75Buy
SPXXNuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund$331M78Buy
NCZVirtus Convertible & Income Fund II$265M66Buy
WIWWestern Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund$507M62Hold
MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.$345M52Hold
WHGWestwood Holdings Group, Inc.$180M77Buy

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.2%

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Barings Corporate Investors (MCI): Stock Score Summary

Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) has a MoatMap StockRank of 70/100 based on Quality (62/100), Value (44/100), and Momentum (59/100) factor scores. The current signal is BUY.

Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$17.76
Market Cap$356M
P/E (TTM)9.83
Price/Book1.00
Return on Equity10.2%
Debt/Equity0.21x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin83.3%
Revenue Growth-5.2%
Dividend Yield9.2%
Free Cash Flow$15M

Barings Corporate Investors operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Barings Corporate Investors’s (MCI) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) is 70/100, with a Buy signal. It is a composite of Quality (62), Value (44), and Momentum (59), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Barings Corporate Investors have an economic moat?
Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) has a Quality factor score of 62/100. 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 Barings Corporate Investors a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) is Buy, based on a StockRank of 70/100. 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 Barings Corporate Investors in?
Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).