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KTF vs. MUC, MYI, HQH, MSDL, and OCSL

Should you buy DWS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? DWS Municipal Income Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), and Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

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

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

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A N/A N/A
DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 0 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DWS Municipal Income Trust compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%.

DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
DWS Municipal Income Trust Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Neutral

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DWS Municipal Income Trust compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A

57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 5 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DWS Municipal Income Trust Neutral
abrdn Healthcare Investors Positive

Summary

abrdn Healthcare Investors beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DWS Municipal Income Trust compare to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and valuation.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays out 3,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.15%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than DWS Municipal Income Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
DWS Municipal Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than DWS Municipal Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$397.29M2.89$122.09M$0.05275.80
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net margin of 1.34% compared to DWS Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 9.70% beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund1.34% 9.70% 4.29%
DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had 14 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and 0 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Neutral
DWS Municipal Income Trust Neutral

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DWS Municipal Income Trust compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than DWS Municipal Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Oaktree Specialty Lending$316.80M3.36$33.92M$0.4825.21

DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 14.45% compared to DWS Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity of 9.70% beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DWS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
Oaktree Specialty Lending 14.45%9.70%4.64%

DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a consensus price target of $11.83, suggesting a potential downside of 2.20%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than DWS Municipal Income Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DWS Municipal Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Oaktree Specialty Lending
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.88

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 2 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 0 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DWS Municipal Income Trust Neutral
Oaktree Specialty Lending Very Positive

Summary

Oaktree Specialty Lending beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KTF vs. The Competition

MetricDWS Municipal Income TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$322.54M$5.35B$14.14B$23.47B
Dividend Yield1.88%5.52%4.88%3.74%
P/E RatioN/A24.6620.4529.75
Price / SalesN/A7.664.843.36
Price / CashN/A29.7220.3215.68
Price / BookN/A1.801.813.70
Net IncomeN/A$419.50M$1.33B$1.08B
7 Day Performance-0.12%0.07%-0.01%0.26%
1 Month Performance2.74%-1.97%-0.72%-0.61%
1 Year Performance-11.63%-2.00%4.65%6.40%

DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KTF
DWS Municipal Income Trust
N/A$8.25
+0.2%
N/A-11.2%$322.54MN/AN/AN/A
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
N/A$10.19
+0.6%
N/A-8.1%$1.27BN/AN/A147,000
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$10.20
+0.8%
N/A-9.2%$1.24BN/AN/A147,000
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
N/A$21.59
+1.6%
N/A+13.0%$1.22BN/AN/A147,000
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
2.2121 of 5 stars
$14.42
+2.7%
$15.17
+5.1%
-17.4%$1.18B$397.29M7.35N/A

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This page (NYSE:KTF) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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