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First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB)
4.15  0.005 (0.12%)    06-27 16:00
Open: 4.15
High: 4.1771
Volume: 15,498
  
Pre. Close: 4.15
Low: 4.15
Market Cap: 60(M)
Technical analysis
2025-08-08 4:44:14 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.96 1-year :  5.79
Resists First :  4.25 Second :  4.96
Pivot price 4.12
Supports First :  4.05 Second :  3.93
MAs MA(5) :  4.13 MA(20) :  4.1
MA(100) :  4.12 MA(250) :  0
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  58.8 D(3) :  54
RSI RSI(14): 58.9
52-week High :  4.63 Low :  3.39
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ FGB ] has closed below upper band by 26.1%. Bollinger Bands are 68.4% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this narrow range for 7 bars. This is a sign that the market may be about to initiate a new trend.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 4.15 - 4.17 4.17 - 4.19
Low: 4.1 - 4.12 4.12 - 4.15
Close: 4.11 - 4.15 4.15 - 4.18
Company Description

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Confluence Investment Management LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the specialty finance and other financial sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies, as well as in Business Development Companies, REITs, and other mortgage related securities. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 70% Wells Fargo BDC Index, 20% FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index, and 10% S&P SmallCap Financials Index. It was formerly known as First Trust/Gallatin Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on March 20, 2007 and domiciled in the United States.

Headline News

Wed, 29 Oct 2025
FCO Merger With FAX, Our Previous Flops Turned Into A Big Win (NYSE:FCO) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 30 Jun 2025
First Trust Announces Completion of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Reorganization into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF - ETFGI

Mon, 12 May 2025
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.10 Per Share - The AI Journal

Thu, 29 Aug 2024
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) Announces Update on Proposed Acquisition of Assets from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund - Yahoo Finance

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
AOD: Long-Term Performance Problems, But A Decent Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) - Seeking Alpha

Wed, 01 Nov 2023
AOD: Moving To Hold, Watch Out For The Merger (Rating Upgrade) - Seeking Alpha

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Outperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Neutral
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Outperform
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Financial Services
Industry:
Asset Management
Shares Out 14 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 22.4 (%)
Held by Institutions 50.2 (%)
Shares Short 14 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 2 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.81
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 0
Profit Margin 0 %
Operating Margin 0 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 0 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 0 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 0 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0
Sales Per Share 0
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 0 %
Operating Cash Flow 0 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 0 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 5.12
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0
Price to Sales 0
Price to Cash Flow 0
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.1
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 2.4%
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Ex-Dividend Date Invalid DateTime.

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