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NYSE:MFM

MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM) Competitors

$5.08
+0.02 (+0.40%)
(As of 06/6/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$5.05
$5.10
50-Day Range
$4.92
$5.40
52-Week Range
$4.66
$5.94
Volume
131,947 shs
Average Volume
84,022 shs
Market Capitalization
N/A
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.53%
Price Target
N/A

MFM vs. AWF, ASA, MCI, MPV, DMF, DSM, LEO, KTF, KSM, and EVN

Should you be buying MFS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Municipal Income Trust include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (KSM), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.

MFS Municipal Income Trust vs.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:MFM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

In the previous week, MFS Municipal Income Trust had 4 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MFS Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. MFS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that MFS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Neutral
MFS Municipal Income Trust Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
MFS Municipal Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

MFS Municipal Income Trust received 46 more outperform votes than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.57% of users gave MFS Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote while only 67.38% of users gave AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundOutperform Votes
126
67.38%
Underperform Votes
61
32.62%
MFS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes
172
72.57%
Underperform Votes
65
27.43%

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MFS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

25.8% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of MFS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MFS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. MFS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund N/A N/A N/A
MFS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and MFS Municipal Income Trust tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MFM vs. The Competition

MetricMFS Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$5.74B$6.12B$14.72B
Dividend Yield4.53%6.94%10.04%3.99%
P/E RatioN/A0.75151.3417.97
Price / SalesN/A13.506,452.779.11
Price / CashN/A11.0632.3722.40
Price / BookN/A0.851.867.27
Net IncomeN/A$1.62M$649.60M$897.85M
7 Day Performance-0.39%1.87%2.44%4.91%
1 Month Performance-0.97%0.39%2.01%3.11%
1 Year Performance-11.96%-10.13%-6.52%-7.96%

MFS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AWF
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
0 of 5 stars
$9.60
-1.2%
N/A-6.3%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
ASA
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
0 of 5 stars
$15.84
+0.6%
N/A-14.4%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
MCI
Barings Corporate Investors
0 of 5 stars
$14.38
+2.4%
N/A+2.3%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
0 of 5 stars
$12.37
+1.1%
N/A-2.6%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
DMF
BNY Mellon Municipal Income
0 of 5 stars
$6.29
+1.0%
N/A-10.0%$0.00N/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement
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DSM
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund
0 of 5 stars
$5.64
+0.2%
N/A-14.3%$0.00$-70,379,252.000.00N/ADividend Announcement
LEO
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals
0 of 5 stars
$6.12
+0.7%
N/A-10.9%$0.00N/A0.00147,000
KTF
DWS Municipal Income Trust
0 of 5 stars
$8.64
+0.5%
N/A-11.3%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
KSM
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust
0 of 5 stars
$8.30
+0.1%
N/A-14.8%$0.00N/A0.00N/A
EVN
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
0 of 5 stars
$10.01
+0.2%
N/A-11.3%$0.00N/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement
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This page (NYSE:MFM) was last updated on 6/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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