DTF vs. CEV, JEQ, NXC, GCV, BCV, SSSS, NMI, EEA, CEE, and NMT
Should you be buying DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund include Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ), Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (GCV), Bancroft Fund (BCV), SuRo Capital (SSSS), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), The European Equity Fund (EEA), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE), and Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) and DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (NYSE:DTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund received 76 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust beats DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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