Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI) Competitors $9.98 -0.04 (-0.40%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NMI vs. MVF, SAR, HQL, LEO, MYN, KTF, ZTR, JOF, ASG, and MINShould you be buying Nuveen Municipal Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund include BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Virtus Total Return Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MVF or NMI? 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MVF or NMI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANuveen Municipal Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor MVF or NMI? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 3 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.53 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nuveen Municipal Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MVF or NMI a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Which has more risk and volatility, MVF or NMI? BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MVF or NMI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A Nuveen Municipal Income Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryBlackRock MuniVest Fund beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nuveen Municipal Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NMI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNuveen Municipal Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$102.69M$3.72B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield3.01%6.77%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0428.10Price / SalesN/A19.4225.6838.27Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance0.45%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance1.63%2.65%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance0.71%2.89%538.61%15.06% Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$9.98-0.4%N/A+0.8%$102.69MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.58+0.6%N/A-8.9%$394.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.7471 of 5 stars$24.81+0.5%$24.25-2.3%+11.2%$379.20M$148.85M12.163,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.80+0.2%N/A-8.7%$368.99MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.91+1.5%N/A-2.3%$362.53MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.51+0.6%N/A-8.4%$362.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.83+0.3%N/A-7.2%$344.72MN/A0.00N/AZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.22+0.5%N/A+14.5%$343.85MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.66-0.8%N/A+29.1%$343.08MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.47+0.6%N/A+2.0%$316.81MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.71+0.7%N/A-0.4%$306.69M$24.59M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MVF Competitors SAR Competitors HQL Competitors LEO Competitors MYN Competitors KTF Competitors ZTR Competitors JOF Competitors ASG Competitors MIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NMI) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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