MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (CXH) Competitors $7.62 +0.01 (+0.13%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXH vs. AEF, TSI, EMF, MPV, NPV, SSSS, HYB, FT, DHF, and VPVShould you be buying MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust include Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), SURO Capital (SSSS), New America High Income Fund (HYB), Franklin Universal Trust (FT), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF), and Inv Vk Pa Valu (VPV). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust vs. Its Competitors Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund TCW Strategic Income Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Barings Participation Investors Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund SURO Capital New America High Income Fund Franklin Universal Trust BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Inv Vk Pa Valu Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) and MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media prefer AEF or CXH? In the previous week, MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust and 2 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 1.48 indicating that MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MFS Investment Grade 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 better earnings & valuation, AEF or CXH? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund$20.73M11.77N/AN/AN/AMFS Investment Grade Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, AEF or CXH? Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEF or CXH? 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund 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 AEF or CXH a better dividend stock? Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Is AEF or CXH more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A N/A N/A MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXH 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 CXH 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 CXH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Investment Grade Municipal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.48M$3.72B$12.04B$20.64BDividend Yield2.44%6.79%5.57%3.74%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0728.10Price / SalesN/A20.3125.8754.14Price / CashN/A17.5321.5022.31Price / BookN/A1.172.284.59Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance0.20%1.51%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance0.79%2.56%4.45%5.42%1 Year Performance-3.61%2.90%540.85%14.63% MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXHMFS Investment Grade Municipal TrustN/A$7.62+0.1%N/A-3.6%$62.48MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.94+0.7%N/A+12.1%$241.17M$20.73M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTSITCW Strategic Income FundN/A$4.88-1.8%N/A+3.4%$237.49MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeEMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$14.56+0.4%N/A+17.9%$220.01MN/A0.00N/AMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$20.35+3.7%N/A+20.6%$208.41MN/A0.00900News CoverageNPVNuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.25+0.2%N/A-0.8%$201.47M$18.93M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementSSSSSURO Capital1.0547 of 5 stars$8.21+0.9%$8.00-2.6%+105.5%$191.71M$4.67M-4.349News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHYBNew America High Income FundN/A$8.23-0.8%N/A+11.6%$191.67MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.61+0.7%N/A+11.9%$190MN/A0.00N/ADHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.59+1.2%N/A+6.8%$188.39M$16.31M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVPVInv Vk Pa ValuN/A$10.02+0.4%N/A-6.6%$178.36MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEF Competitors TSI Competitors EMF Competitors MPV Competitors NPV Competitors SSSS Competitors HYB Competitors FT Competitors DHF Competitors VPV 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:CXH) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s RevengeElon Musk and President Trump's new feud is all over the news... 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