DTF vs. MIN, MHN, ASG, DSM, NCA, TPVG, IIF, MMT, MFM, and BKT
Should you be buying DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund include MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM), and BlackRock Income Trust (BKT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund vs.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) and DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (NYSE:DTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund had 1 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund and 1 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MFS Intermediate Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund's score of 0.50 indicating that MFS Intermediate Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by 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.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust received 71 more outperform votes than DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.76% of users gave MFS Intermediate Income Trust an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund an outperform vote.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%.
Summary
MFS Intermediate Income Trust beats DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DTF) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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