Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV) Competitors

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:VCV) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to VCV or MVF?

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 0 mentions for Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust	Neutral
BlackRock MuniVest Fund	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VCV or MVF?

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust received 205 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust	Outperform Votes 205 66.78%	Underperform Votes 102 33.22%
BlackRock MuniVest Fund	N/A	N/A

Is VCV or MVF a better dividend stock?

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VCV or MVF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust	$6.63M	69.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniVest Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is VCV or MVF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniVest Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, VCV or MVF?

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VCV or MVF?

18.8% of Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer VCV or MVF?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
BlackRock MuniVest Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust and BlackRock MuniVest Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.