BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC) Competitors $10.28 -0.01 (-0.11%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.27 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 05/23/2025 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 MUC vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, OXLC, and BCATShould you be buying BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund include DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Value Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund vs. DNP Select Income Fund PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Value Trust SRH Total Return Fund Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Is MUC or DNP a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MUC or DNP? 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to MUC or DNP? In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. DNP Select Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 1.54 indicating that DNP Select Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality 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 DNP Select Income 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUC or DNP? DNP Select Income Fund received 194 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/ADNP Select Income FundOutperform Votes19470.80% Underperform Votes8029.20% Which has more volatility and risk, MUC or DNP? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MUC or DNP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund$6.39M154.48N/AN/AN/ADNP Select Income Fund$851.71M4.24N/AN/AN/A Is MUC or DNP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A N/A N/A DNP Select Income Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryDNP Select Income Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MUC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$987.23M$6.89B$11.49B$19.29BDividend Yield4.89%6.80%5.45%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.2234.41Price / Sales154.4821.8527.4134.88Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.52Price / BookN/A0.892.764.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.87%-0.89%-1.38%-2.39%1 Month Performance-1.26%1.86%3.42%4.31%1 Year Performance-5.91%0.69%535.21%4.80% BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.28-0.1%N/A-5.0%$987.23M$6.39M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.80-0.4%N/A+13.2%$3.63B$851.71M0.00590Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.88+0.6%N/A-4.3%$2.52B$230.95M0.00147,000Positive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$20.37-0.1%N/A+0.2%$2.39B$564.12M0.0030Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.66-0.9%N/A-2.5%$1.80B$259.99M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.62+0.2%N/A+0.2%$1.79B$200.53M0.00640News CoveragePositive NewsGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.77+0.3%N/A+3.5%$1.77B$203.01M0.00N/ARVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$14.96-1.1%N/A-1.0%$1.73B$9.80M0.0050Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.84-0.1%N/A+20.4%$1.72B$550.34M0.00N/AOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.685 of 5 stars$4.72-3.3%N/A-18.0%$1.63B$194.42M5.69601High Trading VolumeBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.77-0.5%N/A-12.8%$1.59B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Select Income Fund Competitors PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Competitors Adams Diversified Equity Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Competitors Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Competitors The Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors Royce Value Trust Competitors SRH Total Return Fund Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term 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:MUC) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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