BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $5.88 +0.03 (+0.43%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 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, 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 BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer LEO or CET? 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. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Central Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals is being referred to more favorably in the 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is LEO or CET a better dividend stock? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LEO or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBNY Mellon Strategic Municipals$2.18M167.63N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.69N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, LEO or CET? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% 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 Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCentral Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 5 of the 8 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$365.65M$3.75B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield2.29%6.66%5.62%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7629.01Price / Sales167.6323.4925.9366.07Price / CashN/A18.0121.3322.82Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance1.56%-0.25%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-1.43%-0.89%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance-6.75%0.83%537.08%10.09% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88+0.4%N/A-6.6%$365.65M$2.18M0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.39-0.2%N/A+11.0%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6357 of 5 stars$11.68+0.5%$12.00+2.8%-25.9%$1.37B$434.37M25.95N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2091 of 5 stars$13.12+0.1%$14.00+6.7%-10.6%$1.23B$301.78M10.61N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7595 of 5 stars$10.60+0.1%$10.67+0.7%-15.8%$1.14B$371.67M10.62N/AUpcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0603 of 5 stars$10.600.0%$10.96+3.4%-7.1%$1.05B$84.09M7.59658Positive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.91 of 5 stars$9.50flat$9.67+1.8%-8.4%$998.23M$286.17M10.0726Upcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.0703 of 5 stars$15.25+0.6%$16.50+8.2%-12.1%$989.51M$131.73M8.771,000Upcoming EarningsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.98-0.2%N/A+5.2%$946.46MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.85+1.2%N/A-15.8%$853.44M$11.71M0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.81+0.3%N/A+1.2%$824.02M$99.89M0.00147,000News Coverage 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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