Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ) Competitors

Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NAZ) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, NAZ or ECC?

Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NAZ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$31.03M	16.47	$85.49M	$0.11	60.36

Is NAZ or ECC a better dividend stock?

Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.3%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 1,527.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor NAZ or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.78 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund	Positive
Eagle Point Credit	Very Positive

Do analysts rate NAZ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $8.21, suggesting a potential upside of 23.62%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NAZ or ECC?

15.3% of Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NAZ or ECC more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.49% beat Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	6.73%	13.49%	8.59%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.