Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF) Competitors $3.12 -0.01 (-0.16%) As of 01:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MGF vs. SAR, JOF, LEO, MYN, ZTR, TWN, MIN, MHN, TDF, and DSMShould you be buying Mfs Govt Mkts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mfs Govt Mkts include Saratoga Investment (SAR), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), Taiwan Fund (TWN), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mfs Govt Mkts vs. Its Competitors Saratoga Investment Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Virtus Total Return Fund Taiwan Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Templeton Dragon Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and Mfs Govt Mkts (NYSE:MGF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, SAR or MGF? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mfs Govt Mkts has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SAR or MGF? Saratoga Investment currently has a consensus price target of $24.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than Mfs Govt Mkts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Saratoga Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mfs Govt Mkts 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is SAR or MGF more profitable? Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 24.85% compared to Mfs Govt Mkts' net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 12.71% beat Mfs Govt Mkts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saratoga Investment24.85% 12.71% 4.04% Mfs Govt Mkts N/A N/A N/A Is SAR or MGF a better dividend stock? Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Mfs Govt Mkts pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Saratoga Investment pays out 121.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SAR or MGF? 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Mfs Govt Mkts shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are held 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SAR or MGF? Saratoga Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Mfs Govt Mkts. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaratoga Investment$148.85M2.61$28.09M$2.479.84Mfs Govt MktsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to SAR or MGF? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 8 more articles in the media than Mfs Govt Mkts. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 2 mentions for Mfs Govt Mkts. Mfs Govt Mkts' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 0.86 indicating that Mfs Govt Mkts is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Saratoga Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mfs Govt Mkts 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySaratoga Investment beats Mfs Govt Mkts on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mfs Govt Mkts 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 Govt MktsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$101.52M$3.97B$12.65B$21.51BDividend Yield7.51%6.23%5.40%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.3429.84Price / SalesN/A22.7630.7652.74Price / CashN/A18.7719.2518.13Price / BookN/A1.232.314.66Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance0.16%0.80%0.71%0.92%1 Month Performance0.16%3.03%3.25%4.68%1 Year Performance-4.59%3.33%543.70%16.76% Mfs Govt Mkts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.12-0.2%N/A-4.4%$101.52MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓SARSaratoga Investment1.3106 of 5 stars$24.65-0.6%$24.25-1.6%+5.3%$393.09M$148.85M9.983,211News CoverageDividend AnnouncementJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.83-0.6%N/A+37.3%$381.43MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$6.11+0.1%N/A-6.5%$380.29M$2.18M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.67+0.2%N/A-8.6%$370.46MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓ZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.22-0.1%N/A+4.7%$345.24MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↑TWNTaiwan FundN/A$52.31+2.4%N/A+24.8%$334.24MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑MINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.72-0.2%N/A-2.9%$308.97MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.96+0.4%N/A-7.7%$301.04MN/A0.00N/ATDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.40+1.1%N/A+52.1%$289.05M$63.50M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑DSMBNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundN/A$5.83flatN/A-6.6%$288.17M-$7.19M0.0020,786Positive NewsEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Saratoga Investment Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors Virtus Total Return Fund Competitors Taiwan Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Competitors Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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