BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT) Competitors

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MVT or PFLT?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$89.89M	9.42	$91.84M	$0.84	10.16

Does the media prefer MVT or PFLT?

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund II and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.13 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MVT or PFLT?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.98%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk and volatility, MVT or PFLT?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVT or PFLT more profitable?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	45.36%	10.76%	4.65%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MVT or PFLT?

34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MVT or PFLT a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund II on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.