Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF) Competitors $3.09 -0.02 (-0.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.10 +0.01 (+0.16%) 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 MGF vs. EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, LEO, MYN, KTF, ZTR, JOF, and ASGShould you be buying Mfs Govt Mkts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mfs Govt Mkts include Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mfs Govt Mkts vs. Its Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Virtus Total Return Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Mfs Govt Mkts (NYSE:MGF) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media refer more to MGF or EVN? In the previous week, Mfs Govt Mkts had 2 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mfs Govt Mkts and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Mfs Govt Mkts' score of -0.70 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Mfs Govt Mkts Negative Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, MGF or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMfs Govt Mkts$6.74M14.95N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is MGF or EVN a better dividend stock? Mfs Govt Mkts pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Which has more risk & volatility, MGF or EVN? Mfs Govt Mkts has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MGF or EVN? 54.8% of Mfs Govt Mkts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MGF or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mfs Govt MktsN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryMfs Govt Mkts beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 7 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$100.70M$3.76B$12.07B$20.55BDividend Yield7.60%6.72%5.55%3.74%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0728.04Price / Sales14.9516.6325.4541.55Price / CashN/A17.9421.4522.25Price / BookN/A1.192.294.61Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.64%-0.19%0.18%3.25%1 Month Performance0.32%1.94%3.09%4.36%1 Year Performance-1.97%2.01%540.35%14.94% Mfs Govt Mkts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.09-0.6%N/A-1.0%$100.70M$6.74M0.00N/ADividend CutEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.27+0.2%N/A+1.0%$406.59MN/A0.00N/AMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.58+0.6%N/A-9.8%$394.45MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.6909 of 5 stars$24.81+0.5%$24.25-2.3%+8.2%$379.20M$148.85M12.163,211Trending NewsEarnings ReportHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.80+0.2%N/A-8.3%$368.99MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.91+1.5%N/A-2.9%$362.53MN/A0.00147,000MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.51+0.6%N/A-9.4%$362.06MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.83+0.3%N/A-7.6%$344.72MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.22+0.5%N/A+14.1%$343.85MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.66-0.8%N/A+27.6%$343.08MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.47+0.6%N/A+2.6%$316.81MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Virtus Total Return Fund Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Growth 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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