Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.33 -0.04 (-0.39%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.33 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/15/2025 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, PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, and HQHShould 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), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 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 BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to BCAT or EVN? In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Neutral Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, BCAT or EVN? 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. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BCAT or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.14N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.57M10.62N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 is poised for long-term growth. Is BCAT or EVN a better dividend stock? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.8%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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 SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 6 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$3.77B$12.10B$20.82BDividend Yield3.47%6.74%5.55%3.65%P/E RatioN/AN/A18.9927.17Price / Sales10.6237.1126.5048.12Price / CashN/A18.1421.6222.28Price / BookN/A1.172.274.56Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.15%-0.66%-0.69%-1.16%1 Month Performance1.08%1.46%2.92%3.18%1 Year Performance-1.38%-0.27%540.23%6.83% 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$10.33-0.4%N/A-1.3%$411.35M$38.57M0.00N/ABCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.24+0.2%N/A-10.8%$1.64B$197.67M0.00147,000CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.05-0.2%N/A+7.0%$1.39B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1165 of 5 stars$11.84+0.3%$12.00+1.4%-23.9%$1.39B$434.37M26.31N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.8384 of 5 stars$13.19+0.2%$14.00+6.1%-15.0%$1.23B$113.46M10.64N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9805 of 5 stars$10.72-0.6%$10.67-0.5%-13.6%$1.16B$371.67M10.72N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5357 of 5 stars$10.83+0.8%$10.92+0.8%-9.4%$1.07B$84.09M7.73658BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8485 of 5 stars$15.58+0.6%$16.50+5.9%-6.4%$1.01B$292.65M8.961,000BBDCBarings Bdc2.9707 of 5 stars$9.53+0.1%$9.67+1.5%-6.2%$1.00B$286.17M10.1326Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.09+0.3%N/A+5.3%$955.86M$70.19M0.00N/APositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.77-0.1%N/A-16.1%$849.10MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive News 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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