BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Competitors

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MQY vs. TY, GAM, MYI, VMO, and IIM

Should you buy BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund include Tri Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Inv Vk Mun Opp (VMO), and Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Tri Continental?

Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Tri Continental had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tri Continental and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.00 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	Positive
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tri Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to General American Investors?

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) 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, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

In the previous week, General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

General American Investors has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

General American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral

34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	$25.82M	50.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Inv Vk Mun Opp?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and Inv Vk Mun Opp (NYSE:VMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Inv Vk Mun Opp pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inv Vk Mun Opp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral
Inv Vk Mun Opp	Neutral

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inv Vk Mun Opp has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Inv Vk Mun Opp beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

Invvlu Mu Incm (NYSE:IIM) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

In the previous week, Invvlu Mu Incm's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Invvlu Mu Incm	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invvlu Mu Incm	$19.01M	29.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Invvlu Mu Incm beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

MQY vs. The Competition

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Metric	BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.68B	$4.60B	$13.57B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	4.68%	7.27%	5.84%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	23.96	30.65
Price / Sales	N/A	24.92	150.32	14.66
Price / Cash	N/A	5.38	20.15	25.12
Price / Book	N/A	4.41	2.15	4.74
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.54%	0.52%	0.61%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-2.53%	-0.26%	-0.07%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	1.78%	14.37%	12.01%	28.44%

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MQY BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	$11.16 0.0%	N/A	+1.8%	$1.68B	N/A	N/A	N/A
TY Tri Continental	N/A	$34.25 -0.6%	N/A	+12.7%	$1.83B	$255.12M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
GAM General American Investors	N/A	$63.11 -0.3%	N/A	+20.9%	$1.52B	N/A	N/A	3,313
MYI BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	$10.59 -0.7%	N/A	+2.8%	$1.30B	N/A	N/A	147,000
VMO Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	$9.40 -0.7%	N/A	+4.8%	$637.99M	N/A	N/A	N/A

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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Competitors

MQY vs. TY, GAM, MYI, VMO, and IIM

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How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

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How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Inv Vk Mun Opp?

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How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Competitors

MQY vs. TY, GAM, MYI, VMO, and IIM

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Tri Continental?

Is TY or MQY a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, TY or MQY?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TY or MQY?

Is TY or MQY more profitable?

Does the media refer more to TY or MQY?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TY or MQY?

Summary

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to General American Investors?

Is GAM or MQY a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer GAM or MQY?

Is GAM or MQY more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, GAM or MQY?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GAM or MQY?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GAM or MQY?

Summary

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

Which has more volatility and risk, MYI or MQY?

Does the media refer more to MYI or MQY?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MYI or MQY?

Is MYI or MQY more profitable?

Is MYI or MQY a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MYI or MQY?

Summary

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Inv Vk Mun Opp?

Is MQY or VMO more profitable?

Is MQY or VMO a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MQY or VMO?

Does the media refer more to MQY or VMO?

Which has more volatility & risk, MQY or VMO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MQY or VMO?

Summary

How does BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IIM or MQY?

Which has more volatility & risk, IIM or MQY?

Is IIM or MQY a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to IIM or MQY?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IIM or MQY?

Is IIM or MQY more profitable?

Summary

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