DTF vs. ASG, RFI, MIN, WHF, RCS, NCA, PMM, MMT, BKT, and FUND
Should you be buying DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund include Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (NCA), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), and Sprott Focus Trust (FUND). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (NYSE:DTF) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund and DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund both had 1 articles in the media. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's score of 1.65 indicating that DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund received 23 more outperform votes than DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.91% of users gave DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave Liberty All-Star Growth Fund an outperform vote.
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%.
43.8% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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