MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) Competitors $3.11 -0.03 (-0.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.11 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 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 MGF vs. RMT, EVN, MYN, KTF, HQL, SAR, MIY, MIN, JOF, and MHNShould you be buying MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Government Markets Income Trust include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Government Markets Income Trust vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:MGF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RMT or MGF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust received 86 more outperform votes than MFS Government Markets Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% MFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/A Is RMT or MGF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Micro-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A MFS Government Markets Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RMT or MGF? 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of MFS Government Markets Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RMT or MGF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.30N/AN/AN/AMFS Government Markets Income Trust$6.74M15.04N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, RMT or MGF? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RMT or MGF? In the previous week, Royce Micro-Cap Trust had 1 more articles in the media than MFS Government Markets Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust and 2 mentions for MFS Government Markets Income Trust. MFS Government Markets Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Royce Micro-Cap Trust's score of 0.48 indicating that MFS Government Markets Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust Neutral MFS Government Markets Income Trust Positive Is RMT or MGF a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. MFS Government Markets Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust beats MFS Government Markets Income Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Government Markets Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGF 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MGF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Government Markets Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$101.36M$6.78B$11.28B$19.22BDividend Yield7.62%6.92%5.76%4.00%P/E RatioN/A3.5322.3933.45Price / Sales15.0421.6726.5329.18Price / CashN/A7.5117.5917.52Price / BookN/A0.872.714.55Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.48%1.42%1.91%2.18%1 Month Performance-1.89%-1.57%0.53%-2.05%1 Year Performance-0.96%2.21%538.80%5.45% MFS Government Markets Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/A$3.11-1.0%N/A+0.6%$101.36M$6.74M0.00N/ADividend CutShort Interest ↓Positive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$7.72-2.3%N/A-8.1%$391.27M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.83-1.1%N/A+3.8%$389.93M$38.57M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.46-1.3%N/A-3.5%$362.44M$1.69M0.00N/ANews CoverageKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.85-1.2%N/A-1.9%$351.11M$35.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$11.76-0.5%N/A-4.3%$339.54M$86.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.5856 of 5 stars$23.25-1.0%$25.08+7.9%+3.6%$333.54M$46.93M9.383,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$10.96-1.4%N/A+3.6%$321.84M$4.66M0.00N/ANews CoverageMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.63-0.4%N/A+3.3%$299.29M$27.88M0.00N/ADividend CutShort Interest ↑Negative NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$8.33-0.6%N/A+17.7%$293.42M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.54-1.8%N/A-2.7%$288.51M$1.30M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality 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:MGF) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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