MVT vs. PFLT, HQH, CGBD, ASA, PHK, NXP, PDT, BTO, MUJ, and ECC
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II vs.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's score of 0.33 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $11.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.62%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.
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.
34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 87.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital received 88 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 49.13% of users gave PennantPark Floating Rate Capital an outperform vote.
Summary
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund II on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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