abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (VFL) Competitors $10.30 +0.04 (+0.39%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VFL vs. PPT, RCS, PMO, RFI, PMM, FUND, TOYO, DOGZ, PIM, and MHFShould you be buying abrdn National Municipal Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund include Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), PUTNAM MANAGED (PMM), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), TOYO (TOYO), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), PUTNAM MAST INT (PIM), and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund (MHF). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. abrdn National Municipal Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Mun Oppo Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund PUTNAM MANAGED Sprott Focus Trust TOYO Dogness (International) PUTNAM MAST INT Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:VFL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Is PPT or VFL a better dividend stock? Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. abrdn National Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Does the media prefer PPT or VFL? In the previous week, abrdn National Municipal Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for abrdn National Municipal Income Fund and 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat abrdn National Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.12 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive abrdn National Municipal Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in PPT or VFL? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PPT or VFL more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Premier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A abrdn National Municipal Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PPT or VFL? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/Aabrdn National Municipal Income Fund$4.57M27.68N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, PPT or VFL? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Summaryabrdn National Municipal Income Fund beats Putnam Premier Income Trust on 4 of the 7 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. 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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$126.46M$40.48B$12.73B$21.53BDividend Yield2.43%3.33%5.42%3.50%P/E RatioN/A16.17244.6429.84Price / Sales27.6810.0030.9552.52Price / CashN/AN/A19.2518.13Price / BookN/AN/A2.314.65Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.49%1.40%0.66%0.79%1 Month Performance7.52%3.13%3.19%4.54%1 Year Performance-9.89%10.82%543.58%16.77% 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$10.30+0.4%N/A-10.2%$126.46M$4.57M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.74+1.1%N/A-0.3%$360.05MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.33-0.3%N/A-4.5%$341.71MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendPMOPutnam Mun OppoN/A$10.15-0.1%N/A-3.8%$322.88M$10.75M0.00801Positive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.94-0.4%N/A-8.7%$318.70M$17.51M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓PMMPUTNAM MANAGEDN/A$6.02+0.3%N/A-6.6%$279.28MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$8.28-0.6%N/A+9.3%$245.44M$13.57M0.00N/APositive NewsTOYOTOYO0.2819 of 5 stars$5.13-5.4%N/A+111.9%$236.47M$176.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeDOGZDogness (International)0.4133 of 5 stars$12.18+5.2%N/A-57.2%$173.69M$14.85M0.00320PIMPUTNAM MAST INTN/A$3.49+3.6%N/A+3.4%$168.71MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeMHFWestern Asset Municipal High Income FundN/A$7.14flatN/A+1.1%$154.65MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Competitors Putnam Mun Oppo Competitors Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Competitors PUTNAM MANAGED Competitors Sprott Focus Trust Competitors TOYO Competitors Dogness (International) Competitors PUTNAM MAST INT Competitors Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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