PhenixFIN (PFX) Competitors $49.05 -0.70 (-1.41%) As of 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock PFX vs. MVF, RMT, EVN, MYN, KTF, HQL, SAR, MIY, MIN, and JOFShould you be buying PhenixFIN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PhenixFIN include BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. PhenixFIN vs. BlackRock MuniVest Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund PhenixFIN (NYSE:PFX) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings. Does the media refer more to PFX or MVF? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 2 more articles in the media than PhenixFIN. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 1 mentions for PhenixFIN. PhenixFIN's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 1.05 indicating that PhenixFIN is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PhenixFIN 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BlackRock MuniVest Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, PFX or MVF? PhenixFIN has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhenixFIN$26.08M3.71$18.62M$8.155.87BlackRock MuniVest Fund$11.04M37.57N/AN/AN/A Is PFX or MVF more profitable? PhenixFIN has a net margin of 72.98% compared to BlackRock MuniVest Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PhenixFIN's return on equity of 2.95% beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PhenixFIN72.98% 2.95% 1.68% BlackRock MuniVest Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, PFX or MVF? PhenixFIN has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFX or MVF? 43.3% of PhenixFIN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of PhenixFIN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by 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. Is PFX or MVF a better dividend stock? PhenixFIN pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. PhenixFIN pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFX or MVF? PhenixFIN received 60 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhenixFINOutperform Votes6060.61% Underperform Votes3939.39% BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/A SummaryPhenixFIN beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PhenixFIN News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFX 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PFX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPhenixFINClosed IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$96.70M$358.41M$11.27B$19.21BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.75%4.01%P/E Ratio5.874.6322.2433.50Price / Sales3.713.7826.5329.19Price / Cash20.4180.2517.5917.52Price / Book0.590.702.714.55Net Income$18.62M$119.81M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.38%1.85%1.96%2.27%1 Month Performance-8.95%-0.47%3.55%2.92%1 Year Performance7.91%14.37%535.30%4.66% PhenixFIN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFXPhenixFINN/A$47.87-3.8%N/A+6.4%$96.70M$26.08M5.877Positive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.66-1.0%N/A+0.9%$401.69M$11.04M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$7.72-2.3%N/A-8.1%$391.27M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.83-1.1%N/A+4.7%$389.93M$38.57M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.46-1.3%N/A-3.5%$362.44M$1.69M0.00N/ANews CoverageKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.85-1.2%N/A-2.3%$351.11M$35.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$11.76-0.5%N/A-3.6%$339.54M$86.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.5921 of 5 stars$23.25-1.0%$25.08+7.9%+5.3%$333.54M$46.93M9.383,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$10.96-1.4%N/A+3.5%$321.84M$4.66M0.00N/ANews CoverageMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.63-0.4%N/A+2.5%$299.29M$27.88M0.00N/ADividend CutShort Interest ↑Negative NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$8.33-0.6%N/A+16.2%$293.42M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MVF Alternatives RMT Alternatives EVN Alternatives MYN Alternatives KTF Alternatives HQL Alternatives SAR Alternatives MIY Alternatives MIN Alternatives JOF Alternatives 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:PFX) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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