DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $8.94 +0.13 (+1.48%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.94 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 09/5/2025 04:10 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 KTF vs. GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, AWF, HQH, PHK, and ASAShould you be buying DWS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DWS Municipal Income Trust include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GSBD or KTF? 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company 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 GSBD or KTF more profitable? Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to DWS Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC36.17% 13.95% 6.17% DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.55%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than DWS Municipal Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00DWS Municipal Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to GSBD or KTF? In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 2 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 2 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. DWS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.31 indicating that DWS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral DWS Municipal Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is GSBD or KTF a better dividend stock? Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better earnings & valuation, GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than DWS Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M3.00$62.87M$1.269.08DWS Municipal Income Trust-$6.03MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DWS Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KTF 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 KTF 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 KTF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDWS Municipal Income TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$3.97B$12.58B$21.40BDividend Yield3.65%6.20%5.42%3.50%P/E RatioN/AN/A232.2929.64Price / SalesN/A24.2430.8549.00Price / CashN/A18.0322.1224.54Price / BookN/A1.202.294.55Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance1.71%0.87%0.40%0.57%1 Month Performance2.94%2.42%3.73%5.65%1 Year Performance-9.56%3.01%540.93%17.39% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.94+1.5%N/A-9.1%$0.00-$6.03M0.00N/APositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1973 of 5 stars$11.45+0.2%$10.00-12.6%-18.8%$1.31B$434.37M9.08N/ANews CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2572 of 5 stars$13.22+0.1%$13.30+0.6%-6.3%$1.23B$301.78M12.24N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.9676 of 5 stars$10.66+1.1%$10.75+0.8%-13.4%$1.13B$371.67M14.03N/APositive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC2.4928 of 5 stars$9.91+0.6%$9.67-2.4%-4.5%$1.04B$286.17M10.3226BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.4411 of 5 stars$15.81+1.0%$16.50+4.4%-9.0%$1.03B$292.65M9.521,000News CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.2105 of 5 stars$10.26+0.7%$10.88+6.0%-10.7%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.290.0%N/A+1.4%$972.67MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.52+0.9%N/A-8.6%$890.88MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.96+0.5%N/A+2.4%$850.60MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$37.71+2.7%N/A+107.0%$809.97MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives ASA 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:KTF) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarren Buffett's Strangest AI InvestmentTrump Schedules Controversial 'Market Reset' for September 30 Behind closed doors, the White House has orde...Altimetry | SponsoredOdd trade could help investors secure their wealth in 2025The most profitable phrase you’ve never heard of... 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