Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.37 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EVN vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is CET or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Is CET or EVN a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CET or EVN? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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. Which has more volatility and risk, CET or EVN? Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CET or EVN? In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.92 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CET or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$296.20M4.72N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 6 of the 7 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 TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$411.35M$3.72B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield3.96%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0528.10Price / SalesN/A17.3825.6038.21Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.07%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance1.42%2.65%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance0.48%2.89%538.61%15.06% 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$10.37flatN/A+0.9%$411.35MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.86+0.2%N/A+9.4%$1.38B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6611 of 5 stars$11.26-3.2%$12.00+6.6%-25.5%$1.36B$434.37M25.02N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.8117 of 5 stars$12.62+1.0%$14.00+10.9%-17.2%$1.17B$301.78M10.18N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.6669 of 5 stars$10.55+0.1%$10.67+1.1%-13.7%$1.14B$371.67M10.55N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3708 of 5 stars$10.35+1.0%$10.92+5.5%-9.7%$1.03B$84.09M7.39658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2557 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-8.2%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000News CoverageBBDCBarings Bdc2.398 of 5 stars$9.16+0.7%$9.67+5.5%-6.2%$959.22M$286.17M9.7426AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.05+0.5%N/A+4.9%$948.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.57+0.3%N/A-9.9%$836.48MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.80+0.4%N/A-0.1%$819.73MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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