Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $11.07 +0.02 (+0.18%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.01 -0.06 (-0.53%) As of 04:54 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. OXLC, BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, PFLT, BBDC, and AWFShould you be buying Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), 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), Barings Bdc (BBDC), and AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, EVN or OXLC? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVN or OXLC? Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AOxford Lane Capital$57.31M27.60$376.14M$4.154.20 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EVN or OXLC? 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned 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. Is EVN or OXLC a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $5.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.7%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 128.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is EVN or OXLC more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Oxford Lane Capital N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to EVN or OXLC? In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Neutral Oxford Lane Capital Positive SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 7 of the 8 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$438.32M$3.94B$12.72B$21.58BDividend Yield2.32%6.00%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.0630.17Price / SalesN/A21.2030.9954.74Price / CashN/A18.6522.2024.62Price / BookN/A1.312.354.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.65%0.07%0.42%0.88%1 Month Performance6.60%3.37%3.91%5.45%1 Year Performance-1.03%3.50%542.56%15.94% 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$11.07+0.2%N/A-1.3%$438.32MN/A0.00N/AOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.0848 of 5 stars$17.14-3.4%N/A-32.8%$1.66B$57.31M20.65601Positive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.19-0.2%N/A-9.8%$1.63B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$50.11+0.0%N/A+10.5%$1.45B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.7067 of 5 stars$11.37-0.6%$10.00-12.0%-21.0%$1.30B$434.37M9.02N/APositive NewsInsider TradeMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5396 of 5 stars$12.47-0.9%$13.30+6.7%-11.0%$1.16B$301.78M11.54N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3517 of 5 stars$10.51-0.5%$10.75+2.3%-19.5%$1.12B$371.67M13.82N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.0909 of 5 stars$15.69+0.2%$16.50+5.2%-13.2%$1.02B$292.65M9.451,000News CoveragePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8375 of 5 stars$10.26-0.3%$10.88+6.0%-15.3%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658Positive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓BBDCBarings Bdc2.7291 of 5 stars$9.47+0.3%$9.67+2.1%-7.9%$995.87M$286.17M9.8626Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.27-0.2%N/A+1.6%$971.38M$70.19M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 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 Barings Bdc Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global 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 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredRecession Risk: 90% — Are Your Savings Ready?Moody's latest report shows one-third of U.S. economic activity is already in recession or at high risk.Lear Capital | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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