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