BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $6.64 +0.02 (+0.30%) Closing price 08/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/4/2025 04:10 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 MVF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, 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), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), 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 Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Is CET or MVF a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CET or MVF? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CET or MVF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniVest Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, CET or MVF? Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CET or MVF? In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Central Securities and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniVest Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Central Securities Neutral BlackRock MuniVest Fund Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, CET or MVF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$296.20M4.72N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 5 of the 6 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$399.28M$3.81B$11.95B$20.47BDividend Yield4.17%6.67%5.67%3.70%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9129.36Price / SalesN/A16.2725.8778.24Price / CashN/A17.4518.0017.52Price / BookN/A1.092.224.62Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.86M$993.83M7 Day Performance1.61%0.33%-0.97%-1.79%1 Month PerformanceN/A-0.69%-0.48%-1.30%1 Year Performance-9.66%3.26%542.87%15.88% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.64+0.3%N/A-10.5%$399.28MN/A0.00147,000CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.49-0.4%N/A+12.9%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.8025 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-23.8%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0875 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-7.8%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/AUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9397 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-15.3%$1.14B$118.17M10.55N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.9775 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-4.4%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBBDCBarings Bdc2.4778 of 5 stars$9.43-1.6%$9.67+2.5%-6.0%$1.01B$286.17M10.0326Upcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.235 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-10.0%$991.19M$292.65M8.701,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A+5.7%$949.39MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.04-1.0%N/A-13.2%$872.03MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.85+0.1%N/A+1.8%$830.02MN/A0.00147,000 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 Barings Bdc Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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