VKQ vs. VGM, DSU, BTO, MYD, VCV, IFN, PEO, RMT, NQP, and MUJ
Should you be buying Invesco Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Invesco Municipal Trust include Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), The India Fund (IFN), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Invesco Municipal Trust (NYSE:VKQ) and Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (NYSE:VGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.
Invesco Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals received 59 more outperform votes than Invesco Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Invesco Municipal Trust an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Invesco Municipal Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Invesco Municipal Trust and 2 mentions for Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals. Invesco Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals' score of 1.23 indicating that Invesco Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
32.0% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Invesco Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.
Summary
Invesco Municipal Trust beats Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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