Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV) Competitors

DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is DNP or NUV a better dividend stock?

DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DNP or NUV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, DNP or NUV?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DNP or NUV?

In the previous week, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund had 2 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund and 2 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 0.77 indicating that Nuveen Municipal Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DNP or NUV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DNP or NUV?

8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.