Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.26 +0.05 (+0.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.24 -0.02 (-0.19%) As of 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 EVN vs. BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, PFLT, MUC, and BBDCShould you be buying Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), and Barings BDC (BBDC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability. Which has higher earnings & valuation, EVN or BCAT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.57M10.55N/AN/AN/ABlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.01N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVN or BCAT? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust received 136 more outperform votes than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes13662.39% Underperform Votes8237.61% BlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/AN/A Is EVN or BCAT a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.2%. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EVN or BCAT? 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EVN or BCAT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to EVN or BCAT? In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's score of 1.47 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Very Positive BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Positive Which has more volatility and risk, EVN or BCAT? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EVN 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 EVN 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 EVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$406.98M$7.07B$11.61B$19.65BDividend Yield4.45%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8035.03Price / Sales10.5524.4926.7642.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.844.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.59%0.00%-0.32%-0.35%1 Month Performance-1.44%0.87%0.15%1.04%1 Year Performance0.10%2.02%539.72%9.19% Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.26+0.5%N/A+0.4%$406.98M$38.57M0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.09+1.3%N/A-8.8%$1.62B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OXLCOxford Lane Capital1.8934 of 5 stars$4.50-0.7%N/A-22.2%$1.56B$57.31M5.42601Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.70+0.5%N/A+8.5%$1.35B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.345 of 5 stars$11.29-0.4%$12.00+6.3%-24.3%$1.32B$67.93M16.13N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.183 of 5 stars$12.92-1.6%$14.00+8.4%-19.0%$1.21B$113.46M8.28N/ANews CoverageEx-DividendShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.4122 of 5 stars$10.70-0.6%$10.67-0.3%-14.0%$1.15B$118.17M10.19N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.5815 of 5 stars$15.57-1.0%$16.50+6.0%-5.2%$1.01B$131.73M7.821,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5628 of 5 stars$10.11-1.9%$11.08+9.7%-7.9%$1.00B$84.09M7.22658MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.32-0.2%N/A-5.4%$990.68M$6.39M0.00147,000BBDCBarings BDC2.4618 of 5 stars$9.25-0.7%$9.67+4.6%-7.0%$974.51M$111.33M8.8926Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives Barings BDC 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:EVN) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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