BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $6.34 +0.03 (+0.40%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.34 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 10/24/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEO vs. BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, HQH, NMFC, ASA, AWF, and BBDCShould you be buying BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and Barings Bdc (BBDC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment abrdn Healthcare Investors New Mountain Finance ASA Gold and Precious Metals AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings Bdc BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, BCAT or LEO? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BCAT or LEO? In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 2 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and 0 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Very Positive BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Neutral Is BCAT or LEO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A N/A N/A BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, BCAT or LEO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$159.64M9.78N/AN/AN/ABNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCAT or LEO? 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BCAT or LEO a better dividend stock? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.2%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEO 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 LEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$404.69M$4.26B$12.73B$22.10BDividend Yield1.20%6.00%5.54%3.55%P/E RatioN/AN/A22.4233.37Price / SalesN/A20.9130.2383.20Price / CashN/A16.4222.5724.64Price / BookN/A1.252.204.66Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.52%0.59%1.62%2.22%1 Month Performance2.26%1.15%0.01%1.79%1 Year Performance1.04%5.63%542.49%14.02% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$6.34+0.4%N/A+1.1%$404.69MN/A0.00147,000BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.85-0.1%N/A-9.6%$1.60B$159.64M0.00147,000Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital0.8903 of 5 stars$16.45-1.3%N/A-41.2%$1.49B$57.31M3.96601CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$51.39+0.5%N/A+9.2%$1.49B$222.17M0.006GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.9171 of 5 stars$10.00+1.4%$10.00+0.1%-27.3%$1.14B$434.37M7.93N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.6603 of 5 stars$11.85+1.3%$13.42+13.2%-9.6%$1.11B$301.78M10.97N/AAnalyst ForecastHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.90+0.2%N/A+3.6%$1.02BN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2115 of 5 stars$9.54+2.7%$10.50+10.1%-17.1%$1.01B$371.67M12.55N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$50.14+2.3%N/A+104.8%$946.14MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.95-0.4%N/A+1.1%$944.22MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementBBDCBarings Bdc3.2165 of 5 stars$8.80+1.7%$9.67+9.9%-9.0%$924.88M$286.17M9.1626Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Barings Bdc 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:LEO) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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