Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI) Competitors

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NMI vs. EVN, CCAP, LEO, AEF, and SAR

Should you buy Nuveen Municipal Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Nuveen Municipal Income Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Nuveen Municipal Income Fund include Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	Neutral
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	Neutral

Summary

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Crescent Capital BDC has a net margin of 9.26% compared to Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.34% beat Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	9.26%	9.34%	4.04%
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 409.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 9 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 0 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. Crescent Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Crescent Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Capital BDC	Positive
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	Neutral

Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus price target of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 25.77%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC	$167.29M	2.50	$34.51M	$0.41	27.73
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals?

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) and Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are owned 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nuveen Municipal Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals	Neutral
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	Neutral

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%.

Summary

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$96.44M	3.94	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 0 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	Neutral
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Positive

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Saratoga Investment?

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus target price of $23.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.40%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saratoga Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Saratoga Investment pays out 128.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Saratoga Investment 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 29.12% compared to Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 9.29% beat Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saratoga Investment	29.12%	9.29%	3.17%
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 0 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Income Fund. Saratoga Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nuveen Municipal Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Saratoga Investment	Neutral
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	Neutral

Saratoga Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Municipal Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saratoga Investment	$125.71M	2.87	$36.60M	$2.33	9.53
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Saratoga Investment beats Nuveen Municipal Income Fund on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NMI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$110.41M	$4.73B	$13.61B	$23.20B
Dividend Yield	2.48%	7.04%	5.82%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	23.98	30.65
Price / Sales	N/A	54.00	152.25	24.50
Price / Cash	N/A	5.38	20.15	25.12
Price / Book	N/A	4.41	2.15	4.74
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.28%	1.20%	1.06%	2.36%
1 Month Performance	4.99%	-0.23%	-0.07%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	10.90%	14.99%	12.11%	28.42%

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
NMI Nuveen Municipal Income Fund	N/A	$10.73 flat	N/A	+10.9%	$110.41M	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVN Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	$10.59 +1.2%	N/A	+3.7%	$422.20M	$2.26M	N/A	N/A
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	4.7981 of 5 stars	$11.30 +0.8%	$14.30 +26.5%	-26.1%	$416.41M	$167.29M	27.56	N/A
LEO BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals	N/A	$6.27 +0.4%	N/A	+7.7%	$390.25M	N/A	N/A	147,000
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	$9.26 +2.7%	N/A	+71.1%	$375.97M	$96.44M	N/A	N/A

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Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI) Competitors

NMI vs. EVN, CCAP, LEO, AEF, and SAR

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Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI) Competitors

NMI vs. EVN, CCAP, LEO, AEF, and SAR

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NMI or EVN?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NMI or EVN?

Is NMI or EVN more profitable?

Is NMI or EVN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, NMI or EVN?

Does the media favor NMI or EVN?

Summary

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

Is CCAP or NMI more profitable?

Is CCAP or NMI a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor CCAP or NMI?

Do analysts prefer CCAP or NMI?

Which has more volatility and risk, CCAP or NMI?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CCAP or NMI?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCAP or NMI?

Summary

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals?

Which has more risk & volatility, LEO or NMI?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LEO or NMI?

Is LEO or NMI more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LEO or NMI?

Does the media refer more to LEO or NMI?

Is LEO or NMI a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Which has more volatility & risk, NMI or AEF?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NMI or AEF?

Is NMI or AEF more profitable?

Is NMI or AEF a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NMI or AEF?

Does the media refer more to NMI or AEF?

Summary

How does Nuveen Municipal Income Fund compare to Saratoga Investment?

Do analysts rate SAR or NMI?

Is SAR or NMI a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SAR or NMI?

Is SAR or NMI more profitable?

Does the media favor SAR or NMI?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SAR or NMI?

Which has more risk & volatility, SAR or NMI?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

NMI vs. The Competition

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Competitors List

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