MFS MUNI INC TR (MFM) Competitors $5.08 -0.08 (-1.46%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.07 0.00 (-0.10%) As of 07/11/2025 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. BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, BTO, CGBD, ASA, PDT, and ECCShould you be buying MFS MUNI INC TR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS MUNI INC TR include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS MUNI INC TR vs. Its Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and MFS MUNI INC TR (NYSE:MFM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is BCSF or MFM more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 39.60% compared to MFS MUNI INC TR's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.62% beat MFS MUNI INC TR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bain Capital Specialty Finance39.60% 11.62% 5.19% MFS MUNI INC TR N/A N/A N/A Is BCSF or MFM a better dividend stock? Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. MFS MUNI INC TR pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BCSF or MFM? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than MFS MUNI INC TR. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBain Capital Specialty Finance$292.65M3.43$119.42M$1.748.90MFS MUNI INC TRN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, BCSF or MFM? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS MUNI INC TR has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BCSF or MFM? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 1 more articles in the media than MFS MUNI INC TR. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 1 mentions for MFS MUNI INC TR. MFS MUNI INC TR's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.35 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 analysts prefer BCSF or MFM? Bain Capital Specialty Finance presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.52%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than MFS MUNI INC TR.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MFS MUNI INC TR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats MFS MUNI INC TR on 11 of the 13 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$248.56M$3.77B$12.07B$20.60BDividend Yield3.39%6.74%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.2027.81Price / SalesN/A24.2225.7340.72Price / CashN/A17.9421.4522.32Price / BookN/A1.172.284.57Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance-2.22%-0.53%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance-1.65%2.04%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance-6.54%0.32%539.45%10.30% MFS MUNI INC TR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFMMFS MUNI INC TRN/A$5.08-1.5%N/A-6.5%$248.56MN/A0.00281News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.85 of 5 stars$15.02-1.5%$16.50+9.9%-6.7%$989.24M$292.65M8.631,000High Trading VolumeBBDCBARINGS BDC3.159 of 5 stars$9.23-0.5%$9.67+4.7%-6.0%$978.20M$286.17M9.8226News CoveragePositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.05-0.5%N/A+4.6%$957.15MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.59-1.5%N/A-13.1%$852.64MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.82-0.2%N/A+0.2%$828.30MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.32-0.8%N/A+21.2%$723.15MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3627 of 5 stars$13.78-1.0%$14.75+7.0%-22.1%$709.32M$232.59M10.21N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.44+1.0%N/A+61.4%$691.37MN/A0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.35+0.1%N/A+12.0%$656.13M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageECCEagle Point Credit1.1825 of 5 stars$7.75-0.3%$8.67+11.8%-24.1%$597.89M$179.77M-19.37N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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