BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund Competitors

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:DSM) and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) and Tekla Life Sciences Investors (NYSE:HQL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and Tekla Life Sciences Investors' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and Tekla Life Sciences Investors' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and Tekla Life Sciences Investors, as provided by MarketBeat.

Dividends

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Tekla Life Sciences Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Tekla Life Sciences Investors has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Tekla Life Sciences Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Tekla Life Sciences Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tekla Life Sciences Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Dividends

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.2% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund beats Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and DWS Municipal Income Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Dividends

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and DWS Municipal Income Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and DWS Municipal Income Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and DWS Municipal Income Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Dividends

MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares MFS Intermediate Income Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for MFS Intermediate Income Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MFS Intermediate Income Trust and BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE:MFT) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Dividends

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.3% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.