MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE) Competitors $3.70 +0.01 (+0.14%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.69 -0.01 (-0.24%) As of 09/16/2025 04:01 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, CION, IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, HQL, SAR, and JOFShould 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), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS High Income Municipal Trust vs. Its Competitors Royce Otc Micro CION Investment India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund ROYCE OTC MICRO (NYSE:RMT) and MFS High Income Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals believe in RMT or CXE? 35.0% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of MFS High Income Municipal Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ROYCE OTC MICRO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RMT or CXE more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ROYCE OTC MICRON/A N/A N/A MFS High Income Municipal Trust N/A N/A N/A Is RMT or CXE a better dividend stock? ROYCE OTC MICRO pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. MFS High Income Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Does the media prefer RMT or CXE? In the previous week, ROYCE OTC MICRO and ROYCE OTC MICRO both had 3 articles in the media. MFS High Income Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat ROYCE OTC MICRO's score of 1.47 indicating that MFS High Income Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ROYCE OTC MICRO 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MFS High Income Municipal Trust 2 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 more volatility & risk, RMT or CXE? ROYCE OTC MICRO has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS High Income Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, RMT or CXE? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioROYCE OTC MICRON/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryROYCE OTC MICRO beats MFS High Income Municipal Trust on 4 of the 5 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. 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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$137.48M$3.96B$12.71B$21.51BDividend Yield2.17%6.21%5.42%3.50%P/E RatioN/AN/A246.5429.83Price / SalesN/A21.6530.8853.44Price / CashN/A18.6222.2224.76Price / BookN/A1.292.314.53Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance0.52%0.47%0.41%1.09%1 Month Performance3.21%3.21%3.00%4.39%1 Year Performance-5.98%3.47%541.39%13.83% 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$3.70+0.1%N/A-6.7%$137.48MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.29-0.2%N/A+9.2%$540.92M$89.62M0.00N/APositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.6222 of 5 stars$10.06-0.1%$10.75+6.9%-18.2%$523.50M$252.43M-52.89N/AIFNIndia FundN/A$15.13+0.5%N/A-17.8%$469.88M$110.12M0.0021,000TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.51+0.1%N/A+13.2%$457.62M$100.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.29-0.1%N/A+17.8%$432.06M$37.92M0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.87-0.5%N/A-1.6%$431.02MN/A0.00N/AMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.84-0.1%N/A-8.5%$412.22MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$14.230.0%N/A-10.5%$410.24MN/A0.00N/AInsider TradeSARSaratoga Investment1.2908 of 5 stars$24.67-0.5%$24.25-1.7%+3.2%$393.65M$148.85M9.993,211Dividend AnnouncementJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.83-0.6%N/A+34.8%$381.43MN/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Otc Micro Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives Saratoga Investment Alternatives Japan Smaller Capitalization 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:CXE) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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