Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Competitors $9.64 -0.09 (-0.92%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.62 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 07:00 AM 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 FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CEV vs. TPVG, IIF, MMT, MFM, BKT, TDF, TSI, MXF, TWN, and AEFShould 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 TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI), The Mexico Fund (MXF), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust vs. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust MFS Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Income Trust Templeton Dragon Fund TCW Strategic Income Fund The Mexico Fund The Taiwan Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) and Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, TPVG or CEV? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TPVG or CEV? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC currently has a consensus price target of $6.79, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. Given TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is more favorable than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TPVG or CEV? 12.8% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is TPVG or CEV a better dividend stock? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.8%. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays out 129.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor TPVG or CEV? In the previous week, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC had 3 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's score of 1.53 indicating that Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, TPVG or CEV? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC$50.00M5.43-$39.82M$0.937.25Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust$5.92M11.46N/AN/AN/A Is TPVG or CEV more profitable? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a net margin of 9.01% compared to Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's return on equity of 16.86% beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC9.01% 16.86% 7.15% Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TPVG or CEV? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC received 246 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTriplePoint Venture Growth BDCOutperform Votes24654.91% Underperform Votes20245.09% Eaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/AN/A SummaryTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC beats Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust on 11 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$67.81M$6.91B$11.50B$19.42BDividend Yield4.03%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4834.23Price / Sales11.4621.8427.2834.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.13%-0.75%-0.02%-1.74%1 Month Performance0.52%3.82%6.70%7.46%1 Year Performance-9.91%0.33%537.71%3.96% 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$9.64-0.9%N/A-9.9%$67.81M$5.92M0.00N/APositive NewsTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.186 of 5 stars$6.51+4.5%$6.79+4.3%-28.7%$261.92M$45.53M31.00N/APositive NewsIIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$26.45+3.5%N/A+8.8%$258.92M$63.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.66+0.6%N/A-1.2%$257.71M$45.79M0.00N/AMFMMFS Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.22+0.3%N/A-3.2%$255.67M$46.87M0.00281Positive NewsGap DownBKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.65-0.3%N/A-3.6%$248.24M$3.59M0.00N/ATDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.70+3.3%N/A+13.2%$245.92M$27.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTSITCW Strategic Income FundN/A$4.93+0.5%N/A+4.6%$235.34M$18.16M0.00N/APositive NewsMXFThe Mexico FundN/A$15.85-0.5%N/A-11.0%$232.04M$-5,770,281.000.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTWNThe Taiwan FundN/A$35.71+1.6%N/A-7.8%$224.75M$99.70M0.00N/APositive NewsAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.43+2.8%N/A+2.4%$220.46M$20.73M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Alternatives Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Alternatives MFS Multimarket Income Trust Alternatives MFS Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Income Trust Alternatives Templeton Dragon Fund Alternatives TCW Strategic Income Fund Alternatives The Mexico Fund Alternatives The Taiwan Fund Alternatives Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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