BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $6.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MVF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MVF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.72N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, MVF or CET? BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MVF or CET? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 0.79 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is MVF or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MVF or CET? 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities 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. Is MVF or CET a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. SummaryCentral Securities beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniVest Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MVF 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 MVF 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 MVF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniVest FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$400.48M$3.72B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield4.61%6.77%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0228.09Price / SalesN/A22.0825.6838.30Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.76%1.51%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance-0.60%2.65%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance-9.66%2.89%538.58%15.06% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.64flatN/A-8.9%$400.48MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.01+0.0%N/A+9.4%$1.36B$296.20M0.006GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.184 of 5 stars$11.43-0.9%$12.00+5.0%-25.5%$1.35B$434.37M25.39N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.8197 of 5 stars$12.26-0.4%$14.00+14.2%-17.2%$1.15B$301.78M9.89N/ANews CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7071 of 5 stars$10.29-1.0%$10.67+3.7%-13.7%$1.12B$371.67M10.29N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.374 of 5 stars$10.13-1.3%$11.08+9.5%-9.7%$1.00B$84.09M7.23658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2728 of 5 stars$14.72-1.3%$16.50+12.1%-8.2%$967.84M$292.65M8.461,000BBDCBARINGS BDC2.3941 of 5 stars$8.95-1.2%$9.67+8.0%-6.2%$955.01M$286.17M9.5226AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.91+0.2%N/A+4.9%$939.04MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.17-0.7%N/A-9.9%$823.01MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.76-0.1%N/A-0.1%$816.30MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund 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:MVF) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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