BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $6.70 +0.03 (+0.45%) As of 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MVF vs. OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, PFLT, MUC, BBDC, and AWFShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Barings BDC (BBDC), and AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. Its Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Is OXLC or MVF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oxford Lane CapitalN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniVest Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital received 197 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOxford Lane CapitalOutperform Votes19758.81% Underperform Votes13841.19% BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/A Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOxford Lane Capital$57.31M34.56$376.14M$0.835.27BlackRock MuniVest Fund$11.04M36.62N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OXLC or MVF? 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to OXLC or MVF? In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 0.96 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oxford Lane Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock MuniVest Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OXLC or MVF a better dividend stock? Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.7%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 130.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 6 of the 10 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 FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$404.10M$7.14B$11.73B$19.87BDividend Yield5.03%6.78%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0535.60Price / Sales36.6224.7226.8643.81Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.922.894.85Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.30%1.00%1.53%1.94%1 Month Performance-2.26%1.79%1.45%3.02%1 Year Performance-5.77%2.69%540.37%9.87% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.70+0.4%N/A-6.1%$404.10M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OXLCOxford Lane Capital1.9002 of 5 stars$4.50-0.7%N/A-20.3%$1.56B$57.31M5.42601Short Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.70+0.5%N/A+8.2%$1.35B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.4522 of 5 stars$11.29-0.4%$12.00+6.3%-24.1%$1.32B$67.93M16.13N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2767 of 5 stars$12.92-1.6%$14.00+8.4%-17.3%$1.21B$113.46M8.28N/AShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.256 of 5 stars$10.70-0.6%$10.67-0.3%-13.7%$1.15B$118.17M10.19N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6206 of 5 stars$15.57-1.0%$16.50+6.0%-5.3%$1.01B$131.73M7.821,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5834 of 5 stars$10.11-1.9%$11.08+9.7%-7.7%$1.00B$84.09M7.22658MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.32-0.2%N/A-5.8%$990.68M$6.39M0.00147,000BBDCBarings BDC2.5168 of 5 stars$9.25-0.7%$9.67+4.6%-7.7%$974.51M$111.33M8.8926Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.83flatN/A+2.1%$933.87M$152.17M0.00N/ANegative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives Barings BDC Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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