Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.57 +0.06 (+0.53%) As of 10:36 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, 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), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor OXLC or EVN? In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 1.54 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oxford Lane Capital 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is OXLC or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oxford Lane CapitalN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OXLC or EVN? Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOxford Lane Capital$57.31M27.32$376.14M$0.834.16Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OXLC or EVN? 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, OXLC or EVN? Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OXLC or EVN a better dividend stock? Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 33.9%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 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. 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$419.15M$3.86B$12.06B$20.64BDividend Yield3.42%6.67%5.66%3.69%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9229.46Price / SalesN/A22.9525.9878.24Price / CashN/A17.4518.0017.52Price / BookN/A1.112.224.63Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.86M$993.83M7 Day Performance0.92%0.47%-0.49%-1.08%1 Month Performance1.89%-0.54%-0.01%0.02%1 Year Performance0.06%3.46%543.05%16.71% 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$10.57+0.5%N/A-1.7%$419.15MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.1354 of 5 stars$3.70+2.2%N/A-36.8%$1.68B$57.31M4.46601Positive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.94-0.2%N/A-7.8%$1.61B$197.67M0.00147,000CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.49-0.4%N/A+12.9%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.8025 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-23.8%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0929 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-7.8%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/AUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.942 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-15.3%$1.14B$118.17M10.55N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.9806 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-4.4%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBBDCBarings Bdc2.4786 of 5 stars$9.43-1.6%$9.67+2.5%-6.0%$1.01B$286.17M10.0326Upcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.235 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-10.0%$991.19M$292.65M8.701,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A+5.7%$949.39MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend Announcement 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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