DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $8.84 +0.02 (+0.23%) As of 10:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KTF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, PFLT, MUC, BBDC, AWF, and HQHShould you be buying DWS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DWS Municipal Income Trust include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Abrdn Healthcare Investors Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Does the media refer more to CET or KTF? In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.61 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DWS Municipal Income Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CET or KTF a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Which has better valuation & earnings, CET or KTF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$296.20M4.61N/AN/AN/ADWS Municipal Income Trust$35.07M9.87N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, CET or KTF? Central Securities has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CET or KTF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CET or KTF? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS 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 is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CET or KTF? DWS Municipal Income Trust received 112 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral SecuritiesN/AN/ADWS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes11265.88% Underperform Votes5834.12% SummaryDWS Municipal Income Trust beats Central Securities on 5 of the 9 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. Email Address 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 TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$346.29M$7.14B$11.71B$19.86BDividend Yield5.71%6.78%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0535.66Price / Sales9.8724.7126.9444.94Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.932.894.85Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.56%0.90%1.51%1.93%1 Month Performance-3.70%1.69%1.42%3.02%1 Year Performance-7.43%2.58%540.25%9.84% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.84+0.2%N/A-7.2%$346.29M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.70+0.5%N/A+8.2%$1.35B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.4518 of 5 stars$11.29-0.4%$12.00+6.3%-24.1%$1.32B$67.93M16.13N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2717 of 5 stars$12.92-1.6%$14.00+8.4%-17.3%$1.21B$113.46M8.28N/AShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2588 of 5 stars$10.70-0.6%$10.67-0.3%-13.7%$1.15B$118.17M10.19N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6351 of 5 stars$15.57-1.0%$16.50+6.0%-5.3%$1.01B$131.73M7.821,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5851 of 5 stars$10.11-1.9%$11.08+9.7%-7.7%$1.00B$84.09M7.22658MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.32-0.2%N/A-5.8%$990.68M$6.39M0.00147,000BBDCBarings BDC2.5208 of 5 stars$9.25-0.7%$9.67+4.6%-7.7%$974.51M$111.33M8.8926Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.83flatN/A+2.1%$933.87M$152.17M0.00N/ANegative NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.33+0.7%N/A-7.6%$825.70M$186.46M0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives MUC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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