Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO) Competitors $9.84 +0.03 (+0.31%) As of 06/12/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PMO vs. MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and MYDShould you be buying Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends. Is PMO or MQY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer PMO or MQY? In the previous week, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Positive BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PMO or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Municipal Opportunities Trust$69.50M4.50N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$16.07M50.11N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PMO or MQY? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust received 12 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.40% of users gave Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustOutperform Votes12267.40% Underperform Votes5932.60% BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Is PMO or MQY a better dividend stock? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Which has more volatility & risk, PMO or MQY? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PMO or MQY? 20.4% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPutnam Municipal Opportunities Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PMO 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 PMO 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 PMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$313.02M$7.14B$11.72B$19.87BDividend Yield4.35%6.78%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0535.60Price / Sales4.5024.7226.8643.81Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.922.894.85Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.03%0.77%0.68%0.90%1 Month Performance-1.89%1.63%1.15%2.35%1 Year Performance-3.34%2.88%540.95%10.79% Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.84+0.3%N/A-3.1%$313.02M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.99-0.3%N/A-9.7%$803.12M$16.07M0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.44+0.0%N/A-5.8%$710.24M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.16-0.3%N/A-8.2%$618.03M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-2.9%$548.11M$22.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.87-0.4%N/A-2.5%$539.09M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.62-0.5%N/A-6.3%$521.66M$21.00M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.26-0.2%N/A-7.5%$512.14M$20.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.35+0.4%N/A-0.1%$495.43M$18.10M0.00N/APositive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.35-0.4%N/A-4.5%$494.20M$20.51M0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.97-0.1%N/A-6.7%$465.18M$8.74M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Alternatives Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Alternatives Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Alternatives Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Alternatives Invesco Municipal Trust Alternatives Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Fund 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:PMO) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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