MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE) Competitors $3.72 -0.03 (-0.80%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.69 -0.03 (-0.78%) As of 06:30 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXE vs. RMT, ECC, CION, TYG, IFN, HQL, EVN, MCI, MVF, and SARShould you be buying MFS High Income Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS High Income Municipal Trust include Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), India Fund (IFN), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS High Income Municipal Trust vs. Its Competitors Royce Otc Micro Eagle Point Credit CION Investment Tortoise Energy Infrastructure India Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment MFS High Income Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXE) and ROYCE OTC MICRO (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, CXE or RMT? MFS High Income Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ROYCE OTC MICRO has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CXE or RMT a better dividend stock? MFS High Income Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ROYCE OTC MICRO pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Which has better earnings and valuation, CXE or RMT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AROYCE OTC MICRON/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer CXE or RMT? In the previous week, MFS High Income Municipal Trust had 1 more articles in the media than ROYCE OTC MICRO. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS High Income Municipal Trust and 1 mentions for ROYCE OTC MICRO. MFS High Income Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat ROYCE OTC MICRO's score of 0.67 indicating that MFS High Income Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MFS High Income Municipal Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ROYCE OTC MICRO 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in CXE or RMT? 34.4% of MFS High Income Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CXE or RMT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A N/A N/A ROYCE OTC MICRO N/A N/A N/A SummaryROYCE OTC MICRO beats MFS High Income Municipal Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS High Income Municipal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CXE 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 CXE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS High Income Municipal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$139.72M$4.09B$12.71B$22.03BDividend Yield1.71%6.09%5.54%3.60%P/E RatioN/AN/A30.1629.86Price / SalesN/A24.6630.0366.06Price / CashN/A17.6822.5724.43Price / BookN/A1.272.294.64Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.54%0.79%0.34%0.54%1 Month Performance2.62%2.34%0.41%3.12%1 Year Performance-5.34%4.77%539.27%15.34% MFS High Income Municipal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.72-0.8%N/A-5.4%$139.72MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.29-0.9%N/A+9.7%$540.92M$89.62M0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit3.1113 of 5 stars$6.51+1.9%$8.21+26.1%-31.9%$499.79M$179.77M59.05N/APositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.7381 of 5 stars$9.44-0.6%$10.75+13.9%-20.8%$491.73M$252.43M-49.68N/AAnalyst ForecastTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.94-0.3%N/A+5.9%$462.46MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageIFNIndia FundN/A$14.63+0.5%N/A-18.4%$454.35M-$7.38M0.0021,000News CoverageHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$15.31+0.4%N/A+6.5%$441.88MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.13-0.6%N/A-1.5%$441.53MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.74+0.7%N/A+5.2%$420.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.90-0.1%N/A-7.2%$395.36MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.871 of 5 stars$24.31+0.5%$24.25-0.2%+0.5%$388.38M$148.85M9.863,211Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Otc Micro Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives India Fund Alternatives abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives Saratoga Investment 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:CXE) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | Sponsored1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored$15 Fund: Turn Gold Boom into Real IncomeIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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