MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM) Competitors $5.09 0.00 (0.00%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFM vs. MUC, BCSF, AWF, BBDC, PFLT, HQH, PHK, CGBD, BTO, and NXPShould you be buying MFS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Municipal Income Trust include 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), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Municipal Income Trust vs. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:MFM) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Is MFM or MUC more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in MFM or MUC? 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MFS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MFM or MUC? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS Municipal Income Trust$46.87M5.32N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund$6.39M154.64N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFM or MUC? MFS Municipal Income Trust received 172 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMFS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes17272.57% Underperform Votes6527.43% BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/A Does the media refer more to MFM or MUC? In the previous week, MFS Municipal Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MFS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 1.65 indicating that MFS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MFS Municipal Income Trust Very Positive BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MFM or MUC? MFS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFM or MUC a better dividend stock? MFS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. SummaryMFS Municipal Income Trust beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Municipal Income Trust 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 {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 MFM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$249.54M$6.91B$11.49B$19.42BDividend Yield3.73%6.78%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4834.23Price / Sales5.3221.8427.2934.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.93%-0.75%-0.02%-1.74%1 Month Performance2.21%3.82%6.70%7.46%1 Year Performance-2.30%0.33%537.71%3.96% MFS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFMMFS Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.09flatN/A-3.2%$249.54M$46.87M0.00281Positive NewsMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.54-0.3%N/A-5.1%$1.01B$6.39M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8591 of 5 stars$15.36+1.5%$16.50+7.4%-5.4%$996.65M$131.73M7.721,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+1.0%N/A-1.4%$927.84M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBBDCBarings BDC2.3396 of 5 stars$8.68+1.3%$9.00+3.7%-8.6%$914.42M$123.59M8.3426News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4831 of 5 stars$10.23+1.4%$11.38+11.2%-11.1%$899.35M$114.06M7.30658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+2.9%N/A-7.5%$818.70M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreasePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.79-0.7%N/A-1.7%$818.38M$99.89M0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.5363 of 5 stars$14.00+2.4%$14.75+5.4%-22.5%$713.40M$99.28M7.82N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.47+3.2%N/A+17.5%$680.47M$142.41M0.002,719NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.19-0.4%N/A-2.9%$666.65M$75.19M0.0040,400News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors Barings BDC Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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