Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.15 +0.04 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.16 +0.01 (+0.05%) 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, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, MUC, BCSF, AWF, BBDC, and PFLTShould 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), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Barings BDC (BBDC), and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability. Does the media prefer BCAT or EVN? In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 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 1.78 beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's score of 1.70 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Very Positive Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BCAT or EVN? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BCAT or EVN? 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BCAT or EVN? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust received 136 more outperform votes than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes13662.39% Underperform Votes8237.61% Which has better earnings and valuation, BCAT or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M7.92N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.57M10.44N/AN/AN/A Is BCAT or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Is BCAT or EVN a better dividend stock? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.6%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$402.82M$6.91B$11.49B$19.32BDividend Yield4.42%6.79%5.44%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4534.57Price / Sales10.4421.8627.5334.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.882.784.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.79%-0.81%-0.27%-1.73%1 Month Performance3.36%3.75%6.08%7.51%1 Year Performance0.84%0.28%536.47%4.13% 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$10.16+0.3%N/A-0.2%$402.82M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.20+2.5%N/A-10.1%$1.63B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.45+2.4%N/A+7.8%$1.34B$296.20M0.006High Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5203 of 5 stars$11.07+2.3%$12.00+8.5%-27.8%$1.30B$78.71M15.81N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.616 of 5 stars$12.56+3.4%$13.80+9.9%-19.9%$1.17B$110.35M8.05N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2109 of 5 stars$10.68+2.6%$10.50-1.7%-15.7%$1.15B$118.17M10.17N/APositive NewsMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.54-0.3%N/A-5.1%$1.01B$6.39M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8652 of 5 stars$15.36+1.5%$16.50+7.4%-5.4%$996.65M$131.73M7.721,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+1.0%N/A-1.4%$927.84M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBBDCBarings BDC2.3412 of 5 stars$8.68+1.3%$9.00+3.7%-8.6%$914.42M$123.59M8.3426News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4831 of 5 stars$10.23+1.4%$11.38+11.2%-11.1%$899.35M$114.06M7.30658 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Barings BDC Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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