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Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors

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FUND vs. MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, PPT, and RCS

Should you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Inv Vk Mun Opp (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.

Sprott Focus Trust vs. Its Competitors

Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sprott Focus TrustN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust and Sprott Focus Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's score of 0.75 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Sprott Focus Trust Very Positive
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Positive

Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FUND vs. The Competition

MetricSprott Focus TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$244.83M$3.97B$12.57B$10.30B
Dividend Yield7.31%5.98%5.44%4.62%
P/E RatioN/AN/A239.0626.11
Price / SalesN/A52.0231.67171.57
Price / CashN/A18.6022.7761.52
Price / BookN/A1.312.276.30
Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$271.03M
7 Day Performance0.98%-0.54%-1.16%-0.14%
1 Month Performance1.60%2.55%1.15%6.42%
1 Year Performance7.97%2.74%540.31%28.81%

Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/A$8.26
flat
N/A+7.3%$244.83MN/A0.00N/APositive News
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$10.99
+0.3%
N/A-8.4%$730.57MN/A0.00147,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
VMO
Inv Vk Mun Opp
N/A$9.54
+0.3%
N/A-7.1%$643.04MN/A0.00N/A
IIM
Invvlu Mu Incm
N/A$12.52
+0.4%
N/A-3.2%$589.08MN/A0.00147,000Positive News
MMU
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
N/A$10.35
+0.3%
N/A-4.3%$565.32MN/A0.00147,000
VGM
Inv Vk Tr Inv
N/A$10.08
flat
N/A-5.0%$546.64MN/A0.00147,000News Coverage
Positive News
VKQ
Inv Vk Mun Tr
N/A$9.60
+0.3%
N/A-6.6%$530.99MN/A0.00147,000
IQI
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust
N/A$9.90
+0.6%
N/A-5.3%$523.25MN/A0.00147,000Positive News
VCV
Inv Vk Ca Valu
N/A$10.48
+0.3%
N/A-5.0%$501.89MN/A0.00N/A
PPT
Putnam Premier Income Trust
N/A$3.70
-0.7%
N/A+0.3%$355.72MN/A0.00N/A
RCS
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund
N/A$7.56
+0.1%
N/A-1.0%$352.44MN/A0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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