Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) Competitors

Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) and Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NYSE:NIM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to MCI or NIM?

In the previous week, Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund and 2 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 1.40 indicating that Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Corporate Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MCI or NIM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, MCI or NIM?

Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MCI or NIM?

32.2% of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MCI or NIM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is MCI or NIM a better dividend stock?

Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%.

Summary

Barings Corporate Investors and Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.