Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF) Competitors $3.10 -0.01 (-0.32%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:50 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 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 MGF vs. MVF, HQL, SAR, LEO, MYN, ZTR, JOF, MIN, TWN, and MHNShould you be buying Mfs Govt Mkts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mfs Govt Mkts include BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Taiwan Fund (TWN), and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mfs Govt Mkts vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Virtus Total Return Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Taiwan Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MVF or MGF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMfs Govt MktsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, MVF or MGF? BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mfs Govt Mkts has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MVF or MGF a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mfs Govt Mkts pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Does the media favor MVF or MGF? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund and BlackRock MuniVest Fund both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Mfs Govt Mkts' score of -0.70 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mfs Govt Mkts 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Is MVF or MGF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A Mfs Govt Mkts N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MVF or MGF? 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Mfs Govt Mkts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBlackRock MuniVest Fund beats Mfs Govt Mkts on 3 of the 5 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MGF 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 Govt MktsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$101.36M$3.83B$12.21B$20.69BDividend Yield7.55%6.58%5.65%3.66%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6328.44Price / SalesN/A18.8626.2756.02Price / CashN/A17.6921.2823.21Price / BookN/A1.122.114.33Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$996.14M7 Day Performance0.65%1.22%1.27%1.98%1 Month Performance-0.32%0.39%-0.02%-0.84%1 Year Performance-2.82%2.56%540.35%14.36% Mfs Govt Mkts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.10-0.3%N/A-2.5%$101.36MN/A0.00N/ADividend CutMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.64+0.3%N/A-9.9%$399.28MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.33+1.6%N/A-12.6%$378.81MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.3961 of 5 stars$24.49+1.4%$24.25-1.0%+13.0%$378.39M$148.85M9.923,211Dividend AnnouncementLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.87flatN/A-6.2%$365.65M$2.18M0.00147,000Positive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.32+0.3%N/A-11.5%$355.93MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.24+1.2%N/A+9.4%$342.18MN/A0.00N/AJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.87+1.6%N/A+40.4%$342.03MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.70+0.6%N/A-0.2%$304.98MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend CutTWNTaiwan FundN/A$46.19+0.2%N/A+18.9%$294.89MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.63+0.5%N/A-10.6%$289.71MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors Virtus Total Return Fund Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors Taiwan 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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