BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM) Competitors $5.90 -0.04 (-0.59%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.90 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 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. BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, BTO, CGBD, 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 Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), 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 Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:DSM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do analysts rate BBDC or DSM? Barings Bdc currently has a consensus target price of $9.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barings Bdc 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67BNY 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 refer more to BBDC or DSM? In the previous week, Barings Bdc had 3 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barings Bdc 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 Barings Bdc's score of 0.82 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 Barings Bdc 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 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 BBDC or DSM a better dividend stock? Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Barings Bdc pays out 108.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBDC or DSM? 44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings Bdc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BBDC or DSM more profitable? Barings Bdc has a net margin of 35.67% compared to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 9.76% beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Bdc35.67% 9.76% 4.26% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or DSM? Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, BBDC or DSM? Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings Bdc$112.89M8.67$110.29M$0.969.69BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryBarings Bdc beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund on 12 of the 14 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. 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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$293.11M$3.91B$12.81B$21.63BDividend Yield1.82%6.13%5.40%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.5929.75Price / SalesN/A29.8430.8768.28Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.70%1.40%1.04%0.65%1 Month Performance4.34%2.65%2.38%3.06%1 Year Performance-6.58%3.30%539.28%14.35% 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$5.90-0.6%N/A-6.9%$293.11MN/A0.0020,786Positive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.6382 of 5 stars$9.85-0.5%$9.67-1.9%-5.7%$1.04B$286.17M10.2626Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1138 of 5 stars$15.60-1.4%$16.50+5.8%-8.0%$1.01B$292.65M9.401,000Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.753 of 5 stars$10.19-0.8%$10.88+6.7%-11.8%$1.01B$89.89M7.28658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.27-0.1%N/A+1.9%$971.38MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.62+0.5%N/A-11.0%$894.88MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.96-0.1%N/A-0.5%$849.73MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$38.55+2.4%N/A+104.5%$829.49MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.11-1.5%N/A+13.4%$732.55MN/A0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.6257 of 5 stars$13.86-0.9%$15.10+8.9%-19.2%$706.31M$232.59M11.55N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41+0.0%N/A+1.7%$659.39MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BBDC Competitors BCSF Competitors PFLT Competitors AWF Competitors HQH Competitors PHK Competitors ASA Competitors BTO Competitors CGBD 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy 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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