CIF vs. MFV, NOM, EQS, CUBA, EEA, CEE, GCV, CEV, DTF, and JEQ
Should you be buying MFS Intermediate High Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund include MFS Special Value Trust (MFV), Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund (NOM), Equus Total Return (EQS), The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (CUBA), The European Equity Fund (EEA), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund (GCV), Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF), and Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) and MFS Special Value Trust (NYSE:MFV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
MFS Special Value Trust received 130 more outperform votes than MFS Intermediate High Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave MFS Intermediate High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 66.50% of users gave MFS Special Value Trust an outperform vote.
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Special Value Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MFS Special Value Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
6.9% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of MFS Special Value Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of MFS Special Value Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. MFS Special Value Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%.
Summary
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund and MFS Special Value Trust tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
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