MVF vs. USA, NUV, GSBD, GAB, TY, RVT, STEW, CET, QQQX, and GAM
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Tri-Continental (TY), Royce Value Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Central Securities (CET), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), and General American Investors (GAM). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 2 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 1.10 indicating that Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund received 323 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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