MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN) Competitors $2.70 +0.01 (+0.19%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.67 -0.02 (-0.93%) As of 08:00 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 MIN vs. MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, and BTOShould you be buying MFS Intermediate Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Intermediate Income Trust include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Intermediate Income Trust vs. Its Competitors MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media prefer MFIC or MIN? In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 8 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 0 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment Positive MFS Intermediate Income Trust Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MFIC or MIN? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MFIC or MIN a better dividend stock? MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is MFIC or MIN more profitable? MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 30.60% compared to MFS Intermediate Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.44% beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment30.60% 10.44% 4.41% MFS Intermediate Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend MFIC or MIN? MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus price target of $13.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.68%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than MFS Intermediate Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40MFS Intermediate Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, MFIC or MIN? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFIC or MIN? MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidCap Financial Investment$301.78M4.08$98.82M$1.0812.23MFS Intermediate Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryMidCap Financial Investment beats MFS Intermediate Income Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Intermediate Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MIN 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MIN 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 MIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Intermediate Income TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$306.12M$3.90B$12.54B$21.32BDividend Yield8.63%6.21%5.43%3.51%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.4329.34Price / SalesN/A26.5726.3552.89Price / CashN/A18.0322.1723.86Price / BookN/A1.122.365.39Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance1.13%1.09%2.27%3.12%1 Month Performance1.70%2.21%2.27%2.97%1 Year Performance-2.18%1.53%540.60%12.83% MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.70+0.2%N/A-2.4%$306.12MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.8902 of 5 stars$12.99+0.9%$13.50+3.9%-4.1%$1.20B$301.78M12.03N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.3008 of 5 stars$10.39+0.9%$10.75+3.5%-15.3%$1.10B$371.67M13.67N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4181 of 5 stars$10.20-0.3%$10.88+6.7%-8.6%$1.01B$89.89M7.28658BBDCBARINGS BDC2.2919 of 5 stars$9.66+1.4%$9.67+0.1%-2.6%$1.00B$286.17M10.0626Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.5991 of 5 stars$15.22+1.1%$16.50+8.4%-6.9%$976.27M$292.65M9.171,000Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.18+0.5%N/A+1.6%$958.87MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.57+0.7%N/A-13.3%$886.03M$11.71M0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.87-0.1%N/A+1.3%$835.17M$99.89M0.00147,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$34.77+0.7%N/A+88.7%$743.24MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsInsider TradeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.28-0.5%N/A+13.7%$699.86MN/A0.002,719News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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:MIN) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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