abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (VFL) Competitors $9.74 +0.02 (+0.21%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VFL vs. MYD, NQP, MUA, PPT, DOGZ, RFI, RCS, PMO, PMM, and OIAShould you be buying abrdn National Municipal Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund include BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), and Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (OIA). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. abrdn National Municipal Income Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Dogness (International) Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:VFL) and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is VFL or MYD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn National Municipal Income FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Fund N/A N/A N/A Is VFL or MYD a better dividend stock? abrdn National Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Does the media refer more to VFL or MYD? In the previous week, abrdn National Municipal Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn National Municipal Income Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat abrdn National Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.86 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn National Municipal Income Fund Positive BlackRock MuniYield Fund Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VFL or MYD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn National Municipal Income Fund$36.45M3.28N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Fund$8.74M53.74N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in VFL or MYD? 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VFL or MYD? BlackRock MuniYield Fund received 160 more outperform votes than abrdn National Municipal Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformabrdn National Municipal Income FundN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield FundOutperform Votes16072.40% Underperform Votes6127.60% Which has more risk & volatility, VFL or MYD? abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock MuniYield Fund beats abrdn National Municipal Income Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn National Municipal Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VFL 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 VFL 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 VFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn National Municipal Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$119.59M$7.14B$11.72B$19.87BDividend Yield3.99%6.78%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0535.60Price / Sales3.2824.7226.8043.81Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.922.894.85Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.25%0.77%0.67%0.90%1 Month Performance-1.91%1.63%1.15%2.35%1 Year Performance-6.70%2.88%540.95%10.79% abrdn National Municipal Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VFLabrdn National Municipal Income FundN/A$9.74+0.2%N/A-5.9%$119.59M$36.45M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.97+0.5%N/A-6.7%$464.48M$8.74M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.03-0.5%N/A-8.1%$410.37M$32.93M0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.20+0.5%N/A-8.8%$394.33M$35.87M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.68+0.4%N/A+5.1%$354.27M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOGZDogness (International)0.4911 of 5 stars$26.13-1.2%N/A+83.8%$330.24M$20.26M0.00320Short Interest ↑RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.05+0.3%N/A+6.7%$321.00M$17.51M0.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$6.82+0.6%N/A+11.2%$318.18M$28.89M0.00N/ANegative NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.78+0.4%N/A-3.1%$310.98M$69.50M0.00801Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓PMMPutnam Managed Municipal Income TrustN/A$5.86+0.3%N/A-3.3%$272.27M$67.33M0.00N/APositive NewsOIAInvesco Municipal Income Opportunities TrustN/A$5.69+0.5%N/A-9.7%$271.03M$17.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors Dogness (International) Competitors Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Competitors PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Competitors Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Competitors Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Competitors 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:VFL) 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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