ASG vs. MIN, PMO, MHN, WHF, NCA, RFI, MIY, PMM, PPT, and RCS
Should you be buying Liberty All-Star Growth Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund include MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MFS Intermediate Income Trust and MFS Intermediate Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's score of 0.76 indicating that MFS Intermediate Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust received 48 more outperform votes than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.76% of users gave MFS Intermediate Income Trust an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave Liberty All-Star Growth Fund an outperform vote.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MFS Intermediate Income Trust beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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