BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $6.26 +0.03 (+0.40%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.26 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/3/2025 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. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, AWF, BBDC, ASA, BCSF, PFLT, and HQHShould you be buying BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund BARINGS BDC ASA Gold and Precious Metals Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital abrdn Healthcare Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, LEO or CET? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LEO or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LEO or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$222.17M6.77N/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LEO or CET? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer LEO or CET? In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Central Securities and 2 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' score of 0.80 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is LEO or CET a better dividend stock? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. SummaryCentral Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 7 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$400.86M$4.07B$12.72B$21.82BDividend Yield1.51%6.03%5.50%3.54%P/E RatioN/AN/A41.4729.81Price / SalesN/A21.5230.1067.55Price / CashN/A18.8222.6424.90Price / BookN/A1.472.284.60Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance1.13%1.15%0.15%2.07%1 Month Performance5.38%3.22%1.04%3.89%1 Year Performance-3.62%3.81%537.37%13.14% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$6.27+0.4%N/A-4.1%$400.86MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$51.53-0.3%N/A+14.5%$1.49B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.586 of 5 stars$11.07+0.1%$10.00-9.7%-26.7%$1.26B$434.37M8.78N/AEx-DividendMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.9079 of 5 stars$12.09-0.9%$13.30+10.1%-10.7%$1.13B$301.78M11.20N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2379 of 5 stars$9.69-1.4%$10.60+9.4%-21.0%$1.03B$371.67M12.79N/AAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.35-0.6%N/A-0.7%$978.28MN/A0.00N/ABBDCBARINGS BDC2.0848 of 5 stars$9.05-0.4%$9.67+6.9%-11.2%$950.12M$286.17M9.4126ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$43.86+0.8%N/A+120.1%$943.76MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1176 of 5 stars$14.52+0.2%$16.50+13.6%-15.2%$942.24M$292.65M8.751,000Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.2411 of 5 stars$9.48-0.3%$10.88+14.8%-24.0%$941.08M$89.89M6.78658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.97+0.1%N/A+1.8%$914.81MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors 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 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyAltcoin ETFs could surge prices (do this now) My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" breaks down exactl...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredChina’s New Gold Play Could Make your Income SoarChina's New Gold Move Could Pay You up to $1,152/month. 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