PCF vs. MYN, KTF, TPVG, MHN, SAR, ASG, MIN, NCA, MMT, and AEF
Should you be buying High Income Securities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of High Income Securities Fund include BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE:PCF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund received 40 more outperform votes than High Income Securities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.14% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 62.13% of users gave High Income Securities Fund an outperform vote.
High Income Securities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%.
High Income Securities Fund has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, High Income Securities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for High Income Securities Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat High Income Securities Fund's score of -0.18 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
16.6% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of High Income Securities Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
High Income Securities Fund and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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