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Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors

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EVN vs. GAB, USA, STEW, BCAT, and MUC

Should you buy Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$2.26M193.84N/AN/AN/A
Gabelli Equity Trust$305.25M5.67N/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust N/A N/A N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%.

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.04 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Positive
Gabelli Equity Trust Neutral

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$2.26M193.84N/AN/AN/A
Liberty All-Star Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

10.0% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's score of 0.04 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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)
Positive
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust compare to SRH Total Return Fund?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$2.26M193.84N/AN/AN/A
SRH Total Return FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
SRH Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%.

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SRH Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRH Total Return Fund and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat SRH Total Return Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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)
Positive
SRH Total Return Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust beats SRH Total Return Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust compare to BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust?

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's score of 0.00 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 Neutral
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Positive

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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$223.60M7.40N/AN/AN/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$2.26M193.84N/AN/AN/A

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

BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.1%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%.

Summary

BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$2.26M193.84N/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund$26.56M50.96N/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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)
Positive
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EVN vs. The Competition

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MetricEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$437.35M$4.62B$13.51B$22.87B
Dividend Yield4.33%7.01%5.79%4.10%
P/E RatioN/A0.0219.9330.43
Price / Sales193.8421.42130.08117.72
Price / CashN/A5.0319.3124.20
Price / BookN/A3.132.204.62
Net IncomeN/A$388.27M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.30%-1.00%0.13%-1.11%
1 Month Performance3.00%-1.80%0.31%-0.18%
1 Year Performance6.82%11.67%10.22%19.84%

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EVN
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
N/A$10.97
+1.0%		N/A+6.1%$437.35M$2.26MN/AN/A
GAB
Gabelli Equity Trust
N/A$5.55
-0.1%		N/A-5.1%$1.73BN/AN/AN/A
USA
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
N/A$5.70
-0.4%		N/A-16.0%$1.72BN/AN/AN/A
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$17.63
-0.1%		N/A+0.5%$1.70BN/AN/AN/A
BCAT
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
N/A$15.63
+0.2%		N/A+2.7%$1.65B$223.60MN/A147,000

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