MVT vs. AWF, ASA, MCI, BKT, BKN, MUC, MUJ, MHN, MVF, and MYD
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II vs.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
25.8% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund II had 1 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II and 1 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's score of 0.03 indicating that AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II received 39 more outperform votes than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 67.38% of users gave AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund an outperform vote.
Summary
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund II on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MVT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Competitors List
