MFS Municipal Income Trust (MFM) Competitors $5.16 -0.02 (-0.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.16 0.00 (-0.10%) As of 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. MUC, BBDC, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, CGBD, BTO, NXP, and PDTShould 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), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:MFM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MUC or MFM? 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MUC or MFM a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. MFS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MUC or MFM? MFS Municipal Income Trust received 172 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AMFS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes17272.57% Underperform Votes6527.43% Does the media favor MUC or MFM? In the previous week, MFS Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MFS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that MFS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MFS Municipal Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MUC or MFM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A N/A N/A MFS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, MUC or MFM? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MUC or MFM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund$6.39M154.49N/AN/AN/AMFS Municipal Income Trust$46.87M5.40N/AN/AN/A 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 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 Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$252.97M$7.07B$11.57B$19.63BDividend Yield3.79%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.7735.03Price / Sales5.4024.4926.7542.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.834.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.08%0.00%-0.37%-0.35%1 Month Performance-0.77%0.87%0.09%1.04%1 Year Performance-3.19%2.02%539.64%9.19% MFS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFMMFS Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.16-0.4%N/A-1.5%$252.97M$46.87M0.00281Short Interest ↑MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.28-0.2%N/A-5.4%$987.32M$6.39M0.00147,000BBDCBarings BDC2.4622 of 5 stars$9.10+2.3%$9.67+6.3%-7.0%$958.70M$111.33M8.7526Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.790.0%N/A+1.8%$929.99M$70.19M0.00N/AHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.72+0.2%N/A-7.1%$846.71M$186.46M0.00147,000PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.80+0.0%N/A-1.2%$823.51M$99.89M0.00147,000ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$33.93+0.4%N/A+93.6%$730.40M$118.94M0.001,100CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.162 of 5 stars$14.14+0.9%$14.75+4.3%-20.7%$720.53M$83.75M7.90N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.86+1.0%N/A+22.3%$688.11M$142.41M0.002,719News CoverageShort Interest ↑NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$13.99-0.6%N/A-3.4%$654.94M$9.88M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.14+0.2%N/A+14.1%$646.29M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Competitors Barings BDC Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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