Mfs Muni Inc Tr (MFM) Competitors $5.17 +0.02 (+0.39%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.18 +0.00 (+0.10%) As of 07/2/2025 04:04 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 MFM vs. PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, CGBD, ASA, NXP, and BTOShould you be buying Mfs Muni Inc Tr stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mfs Muni Inc Tr include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), NUVEEN SL TFIP (NXP), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mfs Muni Inc Tr vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals NUVEEN SL TFIP John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and Mfs Muni Inc Tr (NYSE:MFM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PFLT or MFM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Mfs Muni Inc Tr. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital$84.09M12.35$91.84M$0.9011.63Mfs Muni Inc TrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts recommend PFLT or MFM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus price target of $10.92, suggesting a potential upside of 4.33%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Mfs Muni Inc Tr.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Mfs Muni Inc Tr 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is PFLT or MFM a better dividend stock? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Mfs Muni Inc Tr pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is PFLT or MFM more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Mfs Muni Inc Tr's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat Mfs Muni Inc Tr's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Floating Rate Capital45.36% 10.76% 4.65% Mfs Muni Inc Tr N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to PFLT or MFM? In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Mfs Muni Inc Tr. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 1 mentions for Mfs Muni Inc Tr. Mfs Muni Inc Tr's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.93 indicating that Mfs Muni Inc Tr is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mfs Muni Inc Tr 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PFLT or MFM? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Mfs Muni Inc Tr shares are owned by 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. Which has more risk and volatility, PFLT or MFM? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mfs Muni Inc Tr has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Mfs Muni Inc Tr on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mfs Muni Inc Tr News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFM 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 MFM 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 MFM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMfs Muni Inc TrFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$252.48M$3.68B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield3.34%6.81%5.58%3.77%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9527.85Price / SalesN/A18.5825.6837.49Price / CashN/A17.4321.3421.91Price / BookN/A1.162.264.55Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance0.68%1.42%1.76%2.31%1 Month Performance1.77%2.71%3.81%4.85%1 Year Performance-4.08%2.68%540.44%13.81% Mfs Muni Inc Tr Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFMMfs Muni Inc TrN/A$5.17+0.4%N/A-3.5%$252.48MN/A0.00281Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3918 of 5 stars$10.13-1.3%$11.08+9.5%-9.6%$1.00B$84.09M7.23658BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2425 of 5 stars$14.72-1.3%$16.50+12.1%-8.2%$967.84M$292.65M8.461,000News CoverageBBDCBARINGS BDC2.6664 of 5 stars$8.95-1.2%$9.67+8.0%-5.6%$955.01M$286.17M9.5226Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.91+0.2%N/A+5.3%$939.04MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.17-0.7%N/A-10.4%$823.01MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.76-0.1%N/A-0.6%$816.30MN/A0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3233 of 5 stars$13.71-1.3%$14.75+7.6%-23.5%$707.79M$232.59M10.16N/APositive NewsEx-DividendASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.77+0.5%N/A+79.8%$701.48MN/A0.001,100NXPNUVEEN SL TFIPN/A$13.91-0.4%N/A-2.1%$654.01MN/A0.0040,400Positive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$33.38+2.3%N/A+26.7%$643.99MN/A0.002,719 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors NUVEEN SL TFIP Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors 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:MFM) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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