Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV) Competitors

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the media favor NUV or FSK?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 0 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	Neutral
FS KKR Capital	Very Positive

Is NUV or FSK more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 31.53% compared to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 11.78% beat Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%

Which has more risk and volatility, NUV or FSK?

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NUV or FSK?

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund received 52 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.83% of users gave Nuveen Municipal Value Fund an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	Outperform Votes 131 65.83%	Underperform Votes 68 34.17%
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 45.93%	Underperform Votes 93 54.07%

Which has better valuation & earnings, NUV or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Municipal Value Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	11.04

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NUV or FSK?

22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NUV or FSK a better dividend stock?

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. FS KKR Capital pays out 134.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend NUV or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.03%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Nuveen Municipal Value Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Nuveen Municipal Value Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.