Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Competitors $9.63 +0.13 (+1.37%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.61 -0.02 (-0.21%) As of 09/5/2025 05:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CEV vs. MMT, MFM, IIF, AEF, TSI, EMF, MPV, SSSS, NPV, and FTShould you be buying Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust include MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), Mfs Muni Inc Tr (MFM), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), SURO Capital (SSSS), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), and Franklin Universal Trust (FT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors MFS Multimarket Income Trust Mfs Muni Inc Tr Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund TCW Strategic Income Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Barings Participation Investors SURO Capital Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Franklin Universal Trust MFS Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE:MMT) and Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, MMT or CEV? MFS Multimarket Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MMT or CEV? 19.0% of MFS Multimarket Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MMT or CEV a better dividend stock? MFS Multimarket Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Does the media refer more to MMT or CEV? In the previous week, MFS Multimarket Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MFS Multimarket Income Trust and 4 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. MFS Multimarket Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.92 indicating that MFS Multimarket Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MFS Multimarket Income Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MMT or CEV more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, MMT or CEV? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust-$1.51M-44.89N/AN/AN/A SummaryMFS Multimarket Income Trust beats Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CEV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 CEV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$67.70M$39.77B$12.55B$21.37BDividend Yield2.63%3.40%5.41%3.48%P/E RatioN/A16.17232.5129.64Price / Sales-44.899.6730.8750.24Price / CashN/AN/A19.0918.12Price / BookN/AN/A2.294.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$999.86M7 Day Performance1.42%0.54%0.45%0.58%1 Month Performance0.52%2.24%4.00%5.67%1 Year Performance-12.37%10.94%544.50%18.25% Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CEVEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.63+1.4%N/A-12.4%$67.70M-$1.51M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.72-0.8%N/A-0.2%$261.02MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑MFMMfs Muni Inc TrN/A$5.15-0.9%N/A-8.1%$252.26MN/A0.00281News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$26.33+0.3%N/A-4.0%$251.72MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓AEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$6.08-0.5%N/A+18.6%$246.85M$20.73M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓TSITCW Strategic Income FundN/A$4.95-0.2%N/A-2.8%$236.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$15.12-1.0%N/A+22.5%$229.37MN/A0.00N/AMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$20.03+0.4%N/A+21.7%$212.67MN/A0.00900Positive NewsSSSSSURO Capital2.8474 of 5 stars$8.64-0.7%$10.00+15.7%+122.9%$206.41M$4.67M-4.579News CoveragePositive NewsNPVNuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.31-0.3%N/A-6.3%$202.79MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↑FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.92-0.1%N/A+8.8%$199.03MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFS Multimarket Income Trust Alternatives Mfs Muni Inc Tr Alternatives Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Alternatives Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Alternatives TCW Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives Barings Participation Investors Alternatives SURO Capital Alternatives Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Franklin Universal Trust Alternatives 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 (NYSE:CEV) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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