MYD vs. VKQ, DSU, VGM, BTO, VCV, MVF, IFN, NQP, MUA, and RMT
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund include Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), The India Fund (IFN), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), and Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) and Invesco Municipal Trust (NYSE:VKQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund received 51 more outperform votes than Invesco Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.40% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Fund an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Invesco Municipal Trust an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Invesco Municipal Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Invesco Municipal Trust and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Invesco Municipal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Invesco Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.
Summary
BlackRock MuniYield Fund beats Invesco Municipal Trust on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get BlackRock MuniYield Fund News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MYD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MYD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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 MuniYield Fund Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
