PhenixFIN (PFX) Competitors $49.08 +0.84 (+1.73%) Closing price 09/5/2025 02:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.53 -0.56 (-1.13%) As of 09/5/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFX vs. LEO, JOF, MYN, ZTR, KTF, TWN, MIN, MHN, TDF, and NCAShould you be buying PhenixFIN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PhenixFIN include BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Taiwan Fund (TWN), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), and Nuveen California Municipal Va (NCA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. PhenixFIN vs. Its Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Virtus Total Return Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Taiwan Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Templeton Dragon Fund Nuveen California Municipal Va PhenixFIN (NYSE:PFX) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, PFX or LEO? PhenixFIN has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PFX or LEO? In the previous week, PhenixFIN had 4 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PhenixFIN and 1 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat PhenixFIN's score of 1.30 indicating that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) Positive BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PFX or LEO more profitable? PhenixFIN has a net margin of 72.98% compared to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' net margin of 0.00%. PhenixFIN's return on equity of 2.95% beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PhenixFIN72.98% 2.95% 1.68% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFX or LEO? 43.3% of PhenixFIN shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of PhenixFIN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PFX or LEO? PhenixFIN has higher revenue and earnings than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhenixFIN$15.73M6.25$18.62M$3.0616.04BNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is PFX or LEO a better dividend stock? PhenixFIN pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. PhenixFIN pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryPhenixFIN beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFX 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$98.37M$69.02M$12.55B$21.37BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.41%3.48%P/E Ratio6.023.20232.5129.64Price / Sales6.253.3430.8750.24Price / Cash20.4180.2519.0918.12Price / Book0.610.352.294.58Net Income$18.62M$119.81M$1.01B$999.86M7 Day Performance0.77%0.83%0.45%0.58%1 Month Performance-0.09%0.43%3.67%5.65%1 Year Performance3.45%-42.46%544.51%18.25% PhenixFIN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFXPhenixFIN4.2521 of 5 stars$49.09+1.7%N/A+3.4%$98.37M$15.73M6.027News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.91-0.3%N/A-5.9%$367.82MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.40-0.5%N/A+37.9%$366.33M$8.75M0.00N/APositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.25-0.2%N/A-9.8%$354.37MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.33-0.4%N/A+4.3%$351.35MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.65flatN/A-9.6%$341.59MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTWNTaiwan FundN/A$50.11+0.9%N/A+29.0%$320.20MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑MINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.68+0.6%N/A-1.8%$304.42MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$9.60-0.1%N/A-9.7%$290.15MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementTDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$11.19+1.2%N/A+46.0%$283.67MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓NCANuveen California Municipal VaN/A$8.48+0.1%N/A-5.3%$280.61MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LEO Alternatives JOF Alternatives MYN Alternatives ZTR Alternatives KTF Alternatives TWN Alternatives MIN Alternatives MHN Alternatives TDF Alternatives NCA 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 9/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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