CEE vs. MUA, MYD, MQT, MQY, VTN, OIA, NQP, SBI, AMCR, and TY
Should you be buying The Central and Eastern Europe Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund include BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), INV VK INVT NY (VTN), Invmun Incom (OIA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund (SBI), Amcor (AMCR), and Tri Continental (TY). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund vs. Its Competitors
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:CEE) and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
34.4% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund 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.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%.
In the previous week, The Central and Eastern Europe Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Central and Eastern Europe Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that The Central and Eastern Europe Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CEE) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
