Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.18 +0.01 (+0.14%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.18 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUND vs. MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and MYDShould you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Fund Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the media favor FUND or MQY? In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Sprott Focus Trust's score of 1.29 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Sprott Focus Trust Positive BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FUND or MQY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott Focus TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Is FUND or MQY a better dividend stock? Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUND or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott Focus Trust$2.30M92.86N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$16.07M49.84N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in FUND or MQY? 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust received 45 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Sprott Focus Trust an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSprott Focus TrustOutperform Votes15568.28% Underperform Votes7231.72% BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sprott Focus Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FUND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSprott Focus TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$214M$6.92B$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield8.39%6.79%5.45%4.11%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4219.71Price / Sales92.8621.8627.62120.53Price / CashN/A7.5117.6234.62Price / BookN/A0.882.774.50Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-0.97%-0.92%-1.34%-0.78%1 Month Performance2.28%2.85%5.24%11.53%1 Year Performance-7.71%0.98%538.04%8.99% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.18+0.1%N/A-8.4%$214M$2.30M0.00N/APositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.26-0.5%N/A-8.8%$822.63M$16.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.68-0.2%N/A-6.0%$726.91M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsVMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.39-0.1%N/A-4.7%$633.27M$24.46M0.00N/APositive NewsIIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$12.03-0.1%N/A+0.7%$566.23M$22.00M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.06-0.1%N/A-3.2%$550.01M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementVGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.69-0.1%N/A-2.4%$525.51M$21.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.41-0.3%N/A-4.3%$520.44M$20.67M0.00147,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.62+0.1%N/A+4.8%$508.36M$18.10M0.00N/AIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.52+0.1%N/A-3.1%$503.46M$20.51M0.00147,000Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.33flatN/A-6.2%$481.98M$8.74M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors VMO Competitors IIM Competitors MMU Competitors VGM Competitors VKQ Competitors VCV Competitors IQI Competitors MYD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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