BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $5.90 +0.03 (+0.51%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEO vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, MUC, BCSF, AWF, BBDC, 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), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Barings BDC (BBDC), 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. Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings BDC 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. 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 Is LEO or CET a better dividend stock? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Does the media prefer LEO or CET? In the previous week, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals had 3 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' score of 1.58 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEO or CET? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals received 139 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsOutperform Votes13956.50% Underperform Votes10743.50% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, LEO or CET? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LEO or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBNY Mellon Strategic Municipals$73.46M5.00N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.56N/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 6 of the 9 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MunicipalsInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$367.52M$7.02B$11.64B$19.69BDividend Yield2.92%6.78%5.46%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8435.12Price / Sales5.0022.0727.5934.12Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.912.854.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.51%0.23%1.44%0.90%1 Month Performance1.46%4.82%8.90%11.10%1 Year Performance-2.64%0.81%539.12%5.28% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.90+0.5%N/A-2.6%$367.52M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.45+2.4%N/A+7.8%$1.34B$296.20M0.006High Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.407 of 5 stars$11.07+2.3%$12.00+8.5%-25.6%$1.30B$78.71M15.81N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0507 of 5 stars$12.56+3.4%$13.80+9.9%-17.4%$1.17B$110.35M8.05N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2315 of 5 stars$10.68+2.6%$10.50-1.7%-13.9%$1.15B$118.17M10.17N/APositive NewsMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.54-0.3%N/A-4.0%$1.01B$6.39M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.2916 of 5 stars$15.36+1.5%$16.50+7.4%-3.0%$996.65M$131.73M7.721,000Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+1.0%N/A+1.4%$927.84M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBBDCBarings BDC2.3555 of 5 stars$8.68+1.3%$9.00+3.7%-5.6%$914.42M$123.59M8.3426Analyst ForecastInsider TradePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.7474 of 5 stars$10.23+1.4%$11.38+11.2%-8.3%$899.35M$114.06M7.30658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+2.9%N/A-7.5%$818.70M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Barings BDC 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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