MHF vs. IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, RCS, PPT, PMO, and RFI
Should you be buying Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund include Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), INV VK MUN TR (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund vs. Its Competitors
Invvlu Mu Incm (NYSE:IIM) and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (NYSE:MHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%.
20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Invvlu Mu Incm and Invvlu Mu Incm both had 1 articles in the media. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Invvlu Mu Incm's score of 1.85 indicating that Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Invvlu Mu Incm and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MHF) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
