MFS HI YLD (CMU) Competitors $3.28 +0.01 (+0.15%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 CMU vs. TWN, MIN, MHN, NCA, DSM, TDF, MXF, IIF, MMT, and AEFShould you be buying MFS HI YLD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS HI YLD include Taiwan Fund (TWN), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Nuveen California Municipal Va (NCA), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), Mexico Fund (MXF), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS HI YLD vs. Its Competitors Taiwan Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Nuveen California Municipal Va BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Templeton Dragon Fund Mexico Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund MFS HI YLD (NYSE:CMU) and Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, CMU or TWN? MFS HI YLD has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CMU or TWN? In the previous week, MFS HI YLD had 2 more articles in the media than Taiwan Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS HI YLD and 0 mentions for Taiwan Fund. MFS HI YLD's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Taiwan Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that MFS HI YLD is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MFS HI YLD Very Positive Taiwan Fund Neutral Is CMU or TWN a better dividend stock? MFS HI YLD pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Which has better valuation and earnings, CMU or TWN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS HI YLDN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATaiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is CMU or TWN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS HI YLDN/A N/A N/A Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in CMU or TWN? 32.4% of MFS HI YLD shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMFS HI YLD and Taiwan Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS HI YLD News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMU 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 CMU 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 CMU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS HI YLDFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$83.23M$3.86B$12.41B$20.94BDividend Yield2.73%6.40%5.52%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3929.13Price / SalesN/A13.8126.0155.13Price / CashN/A17.8921.7523.54Price / BookN/A1.112.355.45Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-1.21%0.14%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance0.96%1.92%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance-7.62%1.63%542.52%12.94% MFS HI YLD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMUMFS HI YLDN/A$3.28+0.2%N/A-8.0%$83.23MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeTWNTaiwan FundN/A$49.05+0.0%N/A+13.7%$313.63M$28.45M0.00N/AMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.67-0.2%N/A-2.4%$303.27M$24.59M0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.60-0.2%N/A-10.9%$290.32M$1.30M0.00N/ANCANuveen California Municipal VaN/A$8.49-0.3%N/A-7.3%$280.77MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDSMBNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundN/A$5.56-0.7%N/A-10.0%$274.83MN/A0.0020,786Positive NewsTDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$10.65-0.2%N/A+37.7%$269.98MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsMXFMexico FundN/A$18.03-0.3%N/A+19.1%$263.96MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$27.53+0.4%N/A+0.4%$263.95M$63.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.68+0.1%N/A-1.9%$258.53MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$6.19-0.6%N/A+12.8%$251.12M$20.73M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Taiwan Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Competitors Nuveen California Municipal Va Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Competitors Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors Mexico Fund Competitors Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Competitors MFS Multimarket Income Trust Competitors Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors 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:CMU) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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