CEE vs. MUA, PPT, RFI, PMO, HCAI, RCS, PMM, OIA, DOGZ, and MQT
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), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (HCAI), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund vs.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:CEE) and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
34.4% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund received 21 more outperform votes than The Central and Eastern Europe Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.75% of users gave The Central and Eastern Europe Fund an outperform vote while only 67.61% of users gave BlackRock MuniAssets Fund an outperform vote.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund had 1 more articles in the media than The Central and Eastern Europe Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund and 0 mentions for The Central and Eastern Europe Fund. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniAssets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%.
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund beats The Central and Eastern Europe Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CEE) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff