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Barings Participation Investors · Financial Services · United States · $177M cap · $209K/day traded

$16.61 -1.0% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Quality
62
Value
43
Momentum
43

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Barings Participation Investors (MPV) is 55/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 62, Value 43, Momentum 43, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
10.3x
peers 13.0x
ROE
10.1%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
9.0%
trailing yield

ABOUT BARINGS PARTICIPATION INVESTORS

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Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue—8.3M19.6M18.8M14.6M21.0%17.2M
EPS2.390.661.711.621.23-15.3%1.60
Shares—10.6M10.6M10.7M10.8M+1.5%10.8M
Debt—23.5M21.6M23.4M37.3M16.7%37.3M
Equity—158.9M163.4M165.1M163.8M1.0%—
Op CF1.5M-0.6M15.9M12.9M8.6M54.3%2.4M
Inv CF———————
Fin CF—-6.2M-14.3M-12.4M-1.8M——
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-3.0%
15.415.816.316.717.116 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 81% of stocks we rank over the past year (26% 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
$16.61
RSI (14)
59.0
52-Week Range-12.3% from high
Low $14.71High $18.94

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
62
ROIC (ROA)
4.5%*72.7
ROE
10.1%49.3
GP/Assets
8.3%68.3
Op. Margin
84.0%94.1
FCF/Assets
3.9%71.0
Piotroski
28.7
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.22x64.6
Current Ratio
5.40x78.7
Value
43
P/E (TTM)
10.3x65.2
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
21.9x23.3
P/B
1.0x59.1
P/S
10.3x10.1
Div Yield
9.0%91.9
Momentum
43
52W High %
88%56.8
RS 6M
-10%31.6
SMA 50/200
0.98x33.3
EPS Rev 4W
0.0%50.7
EPS Rev 12W
0.0%37.0
EPS Improve
-55%3.6
Q Growth
129%89.2

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$177M
P/E (Forward)
22.8x
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

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

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
MPVBarings Participation Investors(you)$177M55Hold
BSLBlackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund$168M56Hold
VPVInvesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust$194M59Hold
PNIPIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II$151M58Hold
PMMFranklin Managed Municipal Income Trust$255M55Hold
WIAWestern Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund$179M47Hold
MMTAberdeen Multi-Market Income Fund$227M52Hold
SABASaba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II$203M48Hold
WEAWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund$123M52Hold
MMDNYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund$283M53Hold

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

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Barings Participation Investors (MPV): Stock Score Summary

Barings Participation Investors (MPV) has a MoatMap StockRank of 55/100 based on Quality (62/100), Value (43/100), and Momentum (43/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$16.61
Market Cap$177M
P/E (TTM)10.26
P/E (Forward)22.81
Price/Book1.04
Return on Equity10.1%
Debt/Equity0.22x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin84.0%
Revenue Growth-5.3%
Dividend Yield9.0%
Free Cash Flow$8M

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Barings Participation Investors’s (MPV) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Barings Participation Investors (MPV) is 55/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (62), Value (43), and Momentum (43), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Barings Participation Investors have an economic moat?
Barings Participation Investors (MPV) 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 Participation Investors a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Barings Participation Investors (MPV) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 55/100. 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 Participation Investors in?
Barings Participation Investors (MPV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).