The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KF or MYN?

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund received 62 more outperform votes than The Korea Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.14% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 66.40% of users gave The Korea Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Korea Fund	Outperform Votes 83 66.40%	Underperform Votes 42 33.60%
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 145 72.14%	Underperform Votes 56 27.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, KF or MYN?

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KF or MYN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KF or MYN?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	-$25.99M	-3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	$1.69M	220.61	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KF or MYN?

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by 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.

Is KF or MYN a better dividend stock?

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%.

Does the media favor KF or MYN?

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund had 2 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and 2 mentions for The Korea Fund. The Korea Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's score of 0.40 indicating that The Korea Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund beats The Korea Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.