Financial Contrast: Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (NASDAQ:EART) & Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:LDP)

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (NASDAQ:EART) and Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:LDP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-4,725.18
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund	$65.42 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.3% of Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF pays out -2,624.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	0	1	1	0	2.45
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF currently has a consensus price target of $32.41, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is more favorable than Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund.

Summary

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF beats Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF

The Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF seeks to invest in companies that produce rare earth components, metals, and other raw or composite materials essential to the expansion of critical technologies—such as electric vehicles, energy storage, robotics, and radar systems. Targeted companies include those involved in the exploration, mining, production, and/or enhancement of materials like rare earth elements, lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite, zinc, platinum, palladium, and carbon fiber.

The fund was previously known as the Global X Disruptive Materials ETF (ticker: DMAT) until March 2, 2026, when it was renamed and rebranded to EART.

About Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Ltd. Duration Preferred & Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified and closed-end management investment company, which invests in the preferred and other securities issued by the U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Its objective is to provide high current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on May 5, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.