INV VK HI INC2 (VLT) Competitors $10.99 -0.03 (-0.27%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VLT vs. NCA, TPVG, DSM, IIF, MMT, MXF, TDF, MFM, AEF, and TSIShould you be buying INV VK HI INC2 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INV VK HI INC2 include Nuveen California Municipal Va (NCA), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), Mexico Fund (MXF), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), Mfs Muni Inc Tr (MFM), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. INV VK HI INC2 vs. Its Competitors Nuveen California Municipal Va TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust Mexico Fund Templeton Dragon Fund Mfs Muni Inc Tr Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund TCW Strategic Income Fund INV VK HI INC2 (NYSE:VLT) and Nuveen California Municipal Va (NYSE:NCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, VLT or NCA? INV VK HI INC2 has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen California Municipal Va has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, VLT or NCA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioINV VK HI INC2N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANuveen California Municipal VaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is VLT or NCA a better dividend stock? INV VK HI INC2 pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Nuveen California Municipal Va pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VLT or NCA? 21.6% of INV VK HI INC2 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.5% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of INV VK HI INC2 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor VLT or NCA? In the previous week, INV VK HI INC2 and INV VK HI INC2 both had 3 articles in the media. INV VK HI INC2's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Nuveen California Municipal Va's score of 0.76 indicating that INV VK HI INC2 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment INV VK HI INC2 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nuveen California Municipal Va 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VLT or NCA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets INV VK HI INC2N/A N/A N/A Nuveen California Municipal Va N/A N/A N/A SummaryINV VK HI INC2 beats Nuveen California Municipal Va on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Get INV VK HI INC2 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLT 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 VLT 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 VLT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricINV VK HI INC2FIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$71.44M$3.69B$11.87B$20.42BDividend Yield10.50%6.77%5.53%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9527.79Price / SalesN/A18.9925.7338.15Price / CashN/A17.7518.7218.22Price / BookN/A1.152.254.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.46%0.21%1.30%1.63%1 Month Performance2.81%1.74%3.32%4.23%1 Year Performance3.39%2.08%541.98%14.20% INV VK HI INC2 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLTINV VK HI INC2N/A$10.99-0.3%N/A+3.7%$71.44MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNCANuveen California Municipal VaN/A$8.69+1.8%N/A-0.1%$282.74MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.173 of 5 stars$7.01+0.6%$6.79-3.1%-12.1%$280.42M$108.65M7.54N/APositive NewsDSMBNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond FundN/A$5.62+0.4%N/A-2.9%$276.80MN/A0.0020,786Positive NewsDividend IncreaseIIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$28.24-0.5%N/A+4.6%$271.36MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.70+0.9%N/A-1.1%$257.71MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseMXFMexico FundN/A$17.57+0.7%N/A+10.4%$255.33MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.99-0.5%N/A+24.7%$254.54MN/A0.00147,000MFMMfs Muni Inc TrN/A$5.18+0.4%N/A-3.4%$252.97MN/A0.00281Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.94+0.7%N/A+12.1%$241.17M$20.73M0.00N/APositive NewsTSITCW Strategic Income FundN/A$4.88-1.8%N/A+1.7%$237.49MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nuveen California Municipal Va Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Competitors Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Competitors MFS Multimarket Income Trust Competitors Mexico Fund Competitors Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors Mfs Muni Inc Tr Competitors Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors TCW Strategic 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:VLT) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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