BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM) Competitors $5.60 +0.06 (+1.08%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.60 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 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 DSM vs. PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, CGBD, BTO, and PDTShould you be buying BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:DSM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PFLT or DSM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital$89.89M11.24$91.84M$0.8412.13BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund-$7.19M-38.47N/AN/AN/A Do analysts prefer PFLT or DSM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus target price of $10.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.77%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer PFLT or DSM? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 3 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 1 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.85 indicating that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PFLT or DSM a better dividend stock? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PFLT or DSM? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PFLT or DSM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PFLT or DSM more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Floating Rate Capital45.36% 10.76% 4.65% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSM 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 DSM 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 DSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$277.30M$3.93B$12.58B$21.32BDividend Yield1.95%6.36%5.45%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.4129.16Price / Sales-38.4717.6226.1855.66Price / CashN/A17.9522.1924.09Price / BookN/A1.112.355.47Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.74M7 Day Performance-0.09%0.14%1.74%2.67%1 Month Performance2.47%1.76%1.61%2.35%1 Year Performance-8.94%0.92%541.38%10.76% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSMBNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundN/A$5.60+1.1%N/A-8.9%$277.30M-$7.19M0.0020,786Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5857 of 5 stars$10.23+0.2%$10.88+6.4%-8.1%$1.01B$89.89M7.30658Short Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC3.1283 of 5 stars$9.64-0.4%$9.67+0.3%-3.8%$1.01B$286.17M10.0426Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.8425 of 5 stars$15.40+1.1%$16.50+7.1%-7.2%$999.24M$125.44M9.281,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.180.0%N/A+0.5%$963.62MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.71+1.0%N/A-13.5%$900.03M$11.71M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88+0.1%N/A+1.6%$836.02M$99.89M0.00147,000Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$34.04-1.8%N/A+81.1%$732.43MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.1675 of 5 stars$13.75+1.6%$15.10+9.8%-16.9%$700.66M$79.76M11.46N/APositive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.43+0.4%N/A+10.8%$699.39MN/A0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.30+0.2%N/A+4.2%$654.23MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PFLT Competitors BBDC Competitors BCSF Competitors AWF Competitors HQH Competitors PHK Competitors ASA Competitors CGBD Competitors BTO Competitors PDT 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:DSM) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNations are at war over what’s in this boxA resource known as Element 29 is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after materials on the planet. 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