PMM vs. MUC, MFIC, SLRC, MQY, HQH, MYI, PHK, NXP, MUJ, and PEO
Should you be buying Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:PMM) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.
13.5% of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust received 116 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 0 mentions for Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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