Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) Competitors $10.36 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.35 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 10/10/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MMU vs. TY, GAM, MYI, VMO, IIM, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, and PPTShould you be buying Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund include Tri Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), and Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III INV VK MUN OPP Invvlu Mu Incm Inv Vk Tr Inv Inv Vk Mun Tr Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu Putnam Premier Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (NYSE:MMU) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, MMU or TY? Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MMU or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Managed Municipals Fund$9.49M59.65N/AN/AN/ATri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is MMU or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A N/A N/A Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in MMU or TY? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MMU or TY? In the previous week, Tri Continental had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tri Continental and 0 mentions for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Neutral Tri Continental Positive Is MMU or TY a better dividend stock? Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. SummaryTri Continental beats Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMU 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. 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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 MMU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$565.85M$4.06B$12.40B$21.48BDividend Yield3.16%6.14%5.63%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A29.7628.89Price / Sales59.6556.7530.2661.96Price / CashN/A16.9219.3417.82Price / BookN/A1.272.234.51Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.14%-0.54%-1.91%-3.53%1 Month Performance0.24%0.58%-2.15%-1.39%1 Year Performance-5.04%2.88%540.17%10.40% Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.36flatN/A-5.0%$565.85M$9.49M0.00147,000TYTri ContinentalN/A$33.93+0.0%N/A+0.6%$1.76BN/A0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$62.25+0.2%N/A+17.4%$1.46BN/A0.003,313MYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.96+0.0%N/A-6.3%$727.95M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.63+0.2%N/A-4.4%$649.11MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$12.52+0.1%N/A-0.6%$589.06M$22.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$10.090.0%N/A-3.5%$546.91MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.64-0.1%N/A-4.9%$533.16M$20.67M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.90+0.3%N/A-4.1%$523.25MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.54+0.3%N/A-1.7%$504.77M$18.10M0.00N/APositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.68+0.1%N/A-0.5%$353.79MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tri Continental Competitors General American Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Competitors INV VK MUN OPP Competitors Invvlu Mu Incm Competitors Inv Vk Tr Inv Competitors Inv Vk Mun Tr Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors Inv Vk Ca Valu Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust 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:MMU) was last updated on 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredTrump Devises the Death of the IRS ☠️Trump has just signed an executive order creating America's first-ever National Investment Fund — a game-chang...Angel Publishing | Sponsored1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredTrump’s “Smart Dollar” just went mainstream"I Made Millions in the Tech Boom. 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