MIY vs. CET, QQQX, GAM, MFIC, MUC, SLRC, MQY, HQH, MYI, and PHK
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund include Central Securities (CET), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), General American Investors (GAM), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (NYSE:MIY) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund received 82 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's score of 0.47 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.
24.2% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Central Securities beats BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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