BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) Competitors $10.17 -0.12 (-1.17%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.19 +0.02 (+0.20%) As of 06/13/2025 04:04 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 MUA vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, VCV, and IQIShould you be buying BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), 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 California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), and Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund vs. Its Competitors General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund 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 California Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MUA or GAM? 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund received 1 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave BlackRock MuniAssets Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniAssets FundOutperform Votes9667.61% Underperform Votes4632.39% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Does the media favor MUA or GAM? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat General American Investors' score of 1.08 indicating that BlackRock MuniAssets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniAssets Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive General American Investors 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MUA or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Is MUA or GAM a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MUA or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniAssets Fund$35.87M10.96N/AN/AN/AGeneral American Investors$251.67M5.09N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniAssets Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUA 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 MUA 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 MUA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniAssets FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$393.21M$7.07B$11.62B$19.68BDividend Yield6.54%6.77%5.64%3.80%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8234.98Price / Sales10.9624.6926.8142.66Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.834.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.10%0.00%0.10%0.82%1 Month Performance-1.93%0.88%0.02%1.32%1 Year Performance-11.26%2.35%540.97%10.65% BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.17-1.2%N/A-11.3%$393.21M$35.87M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$54.26+0.6%N/A+11.3%$1.27B$251.67M0.003,313Positive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.99-0.3%N/A-11.0%$803.12M$16.07M0.00N/APositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.44+0.0%N/A-6.2%$710.24M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.16-0.3%N/A-9.7%$618.03M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-3.3%$548.11M$22.00M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.87-0.4%N/A-3.8%$539.09M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.62-0.5%N/A-7.3%$521.66M$21.00M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.26-0.2%N/A-9.1%$512.14M$20.67M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑VCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.35+0.4%N/A-1.6%$495.43M$18.10M0.00N/AIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.35-0.4%N/A-5.4%$494.20M$20.51M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives VMO Alternatives IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives VCV Alternatives IQI 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:MUA) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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