Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.11 -0.03 (-0.42%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUND vs. MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, PPT, PMO, RFI, and HCAIShould 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), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. 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 5.7%. Which has more volatility and risk, FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FUND or MQY? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 1.12 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 Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FUND or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott Focus Trust$2.30M92.47N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$16.07M50.74N/AN/AN/A 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FUND or MQY? 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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$213.11M$6.67B$11.13B$7.82BDividend Yield8.57%6.92%5.61%4.22%P/E RatioN/A3.5322.0018.48Price / Sales92.4721.5526.02103.91Price / CashN/A7.5117.6234.62Price / BookN/A0.872.664.25Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance1.85%1.95%1.27%3.29%1 Month Performance-2.85%-2.07%-0.74%2.43%1 Year Performance-5.80%5.56%536.03%5.54% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.11-0.4%N/A-6.3%$211.91M$2.30M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsPositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.69-2.1%N/A-4.9%$781.19M$16.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.22-2.0%N/A-3.2%$695.60M$11.53M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.55-1.6%N/A+0.4%$521.61M$60.65M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.71-2.1%N/A-2.9%$453.05M$8.74M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.92-0.9%N/A-2.0%$406.46M$32.93M0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$9.84-2.0%N/A-5.3%$380.45M$35.87M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.50-0.8%N/A+5.6%$336.94M$22.60M0.00N/APMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.57-1.3%N/A+2.2%$304.43M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↑RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.37-2.5%N/A+6.4%$303.49M$17.51M0.00N/AHCAIHuachen AI Parking Management TechnologyN/A$8.75+11.6%N/AN/A$275.63M$53.68M0.0073Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors MMU Competitors MYD Competitors NQP Competitors MUA Competitors PPT Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors HCAI 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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