Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) Competitors $10.07 +0.04 (+0.40%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MMU vs. TY, GAM, VMO, IIM, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, and DOGZShould 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), 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental General American Investors Inv Vk Mun Opp Invvlu Mu Incm Inv Vk Tr Inv Inv Vk Mun Tr Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Dogness (International) Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (NYSE:MMU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is TY or MMU a better dividend stock? Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Which has better valuation and earnings, TY or MMU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri Continental$321.66M5.18N/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is TY or MMU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri ContinentalN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TY or MMU? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer TY or MMU? In the previous week, Tri Continental had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tri Continental and 0 mentions for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Tri Continental Positive Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, TY or MMU? Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTri Continental beats Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund on 7 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MMU 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 MMU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$550.01M$3.72B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield4.33%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0528.10Price / SalesN/A17.3825.6038.21Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.03%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance2.86%2.65%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance-2.61%2.89%538.61%15.06% 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$10.07+0.4%N/A-2.7%$550.01MN/A0.00147,000TYTri ContinentalN/A$30.77+0.3%N/A+2.6%$1.59BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$54.50+0.9%N/A+13.4%$1.27BN/A0.003,313News CoveragePositive NewsVMOInv Vk Mun OppN/A$9.06-0.1%N/A-7.3%$611.01MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.60flatN/A-6.0%$545.99MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.44+0.2%N/A-7.4%$510.86MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementVKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.10+0.2%N/A-7.6%$502.45MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.33+0.2%N/A-5.8%$492.35MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.16+0.2%N/A-0.1%$485.61MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.07+0.4%N/A-9.1%$410.56MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementDOGZDogness (International)0.3917 of 5 stars$29.21-0.8%N/A-44.7%$374.93M$20.26M0.00320News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tri Continental Competitors General American Investors 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors Dogness (International) 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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