Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Does the media refer more to MVT or RAND?

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rand Capital and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's score of -1.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	Negative
Rand Capital	Positive

Is MVT or RAND more profitable?

Rand Capital has a net margin of 154.01% compared to BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's net margin of 0.00%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.60% beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	154.01%	6.60%	5.14%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MVT or RAND?

34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MVT or RAND a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Rand Capital pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MVT or RAND?

Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	$4.73M	46.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$10.13M	5.47	$6.53M	$3.42	5.45

Which has more risk and volatility, MVT or RAND?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MVT or RAND?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II received 44 more outperform votes than Rand Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Rand Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	Outperform Votes 165 71.74%	Underperform Votes 65 28.26%
Rand Capital	Outperform Votes 121 61.73%	Underperform Votes 75 38.27%

Summary

Rand Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund II on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.