BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Competitors $11.02 +0.02 (+0.18%) As of 06/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MQY vs. TY, GAM, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, and VCVShould you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund include Tri-Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund vs. Its Competitors Tri-Continental General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is TY or MQY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri-ContinentalN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in TY or MQY? 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, TY or MQY? Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TY or MQY? Tri-Continental received 113 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Is TY or MQY a better dividend stock? Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TY or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri-Continental$321.66M5.15N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$16.07M50.11N/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to TY or MQY? In the previous week, Tri-Continental had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tri-Continental and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Tri-Continental Very Positive BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Neutral SummaryTri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MQY 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 MQY 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 MQY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$805.31M$7.14B$11.72B$19.88BDividend Yield5.30%6.78%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0535.60Price / Sales50.1124.7226.8043.81Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.922.894.85Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.40%0.77%0.67%0.90%1 Month Performance-2.13%1.63%1.15%2.35%1 Year Performance-10.30%2.88%540.94%10.79% BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.02+0.2%N/A-9.7%$805.31M$16.07M0.00N/ATYTri-ContinentalN/A$31.74+0.4%N/A+3.8%$1.65B$321.66M0.00N/APositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$54.76-0.1%N/A+11.1%$1.29B$251.67M0.003,313Positive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.42+0.3%N/A-5.8%$708.88M$11.53M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.07+0.4%N/A-8.2%$611.69M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.61-0.2%N/A-2.9%$546.22M$22.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.81+0.3%N/A-2.5%$535.81M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.48-0.2%N/A-6.3%$514.12M$21.00M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.16+0.2%N/A-7.5%$506.88M$20.67M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑IQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.31+0.4%N/A-4.5%$492.35M$20.51M0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑VCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.18-0.1%N/A-0.1%$487.53M$18.10M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives GAM Alternatives MYI Alternatives VMO Alternatives IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives IQI Alternatives VCV Alternatives 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:MQY) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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