MVT vs. HQH, PHK, ASA, CGBD, BTO, NXP, PDT, ECC, MUJ, and DSU
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II include Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II vs. Its Competitors
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II received 42 more outperform votes than Abrdn Healthcare Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 65.08% of users gave Abrdn Healthcare Investors an outperform vote.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund II had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II and 0 mentions for Abrdn Healthcare Investors. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Abrdn Healthcare Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of Abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II beats Abrdn Healthcare Investors on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MVT) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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