BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $5.88 +0.07 (+1.12%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.94 +0.05 (+0.92%) As of 04:12 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, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould 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), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), 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. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is CET or LEO a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Does the media favor CET or LEO? In the previous week, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' score of 1.19 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CET or LEO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, CET or LEO? Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CET or LEO? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, CET or LEO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$222.17M6.51N/AN/AN/ABNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEO 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 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$362.53M$3.86B$12.41B$20.94BDividend Yield1.96%6.40%5.52%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A18.5926.59Price / SalesN/A13.8126.0355.16Price / CashN/A17.8921.7523.54Price / BookN/A1.112.355.45Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance0.26%0.14%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance1.90%1.92%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance-7.47%1.63%542.52%12.94% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.89+1.1%N/A-8.3%$362.53MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.40+1.3%N/A+10.9%$1.43B$296.20M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3172 of 5 stars$11.38+1.2%$10.00-12.1%-20.3%$1.30B$434.37M9.02N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0559 of 5 stars$12.81+1.5%$13.50+5.4%-5.6%$1.20B$301.78M10.33N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.495 of 5 stars$10.39+1.5%$10.75+3.5%-15.4%$1.10B$371.67M13.66N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.7412 of 5 stars$10.28-1.9%$10.96+6.7%-8.9%$1.02B$84.09M7.33658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC3.2978 of 5 stars$9.68+0.7%$9.67-0.1%-3.1%$1.02B$286.17M10.0626Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.7006 of 5 stars$15.14+0.3%$16.50+9.0%-6.2%$981.48M$292.65M9.111,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.160.0%N/A+0.7%$961.90MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.81+1.0%N/A-14.4%$850.18MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Gap DownPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88+0.3%N/A+1.7%$836.01MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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