DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $8.85 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KTF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould 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), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to KTF or CET? In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.15 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DWS Municipal Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is KTF or CET a better dividend stock? DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KTF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.72N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, KTF or CET? DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KTF or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DWS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KTF or CET? 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCentral Securities beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 7 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 TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$346.48M$3.72B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield5.00%6.77%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0228.09Price / SalesN/A22.0825.6838.30Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance0.68%1.51%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance-0.45%2.65%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance-7.72%2.89%538.58%15.06% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.85flatN/A-7.2%$346.48MN/A0.00N/ACETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.01+0.0%N/A+9.4%$1.36B$296.20M0.006GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.184 of 5 stars$11.43-0.9%$12.00+5.0%-25.5%$1.35B$434.37M25.39N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.8197 of 5 stars$12.26-0.4%$14.00+14.2%-17.2%$1.15B$301.78M9.89N/ANews CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7071 of 5 stars$10.29-1.0%$10.67+3.7%-13.7%$1.12B$371.67M10.29N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.374 of 5 stars$10.13-1.3%$11.08+9.5%-9.7%$1.00B$84.09M7.23658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2728 of 5 stars$14.72-1.3%$16.50+12.1%-8.2%$967.84M$292.65M8.461,000BBDCBARINGS BDC2.3941 of 5 stars$8.95-1.2%$9.67+8.0%-6.2%$955.01M$286.17M9.5226AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.91+0.2%N/A+4.9%$939.04MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.17-0.7%N/A-9.9%$823.01MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.76-0.1%N/A-0.1%$816.30MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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