BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (NYSE:MIY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, GSBD or MIY?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GSBD or MIY?

Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.99%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GSBD or MIY?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC	$434.37M	2.58	$62.87M	$1.26	7.78
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to GSBD or MIY?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC and Goldman Sachs BDC both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.94 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GSBD or MIY more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	36.17%	13.95%	6.17%
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GSBD or MIY a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% 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 believe in GSBD or MIY?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.