MYI vs. PHK, NXP, VMO, HQH, SLRC, MQY, MUJ, PEO, BTO, and IFN
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III include PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and The India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
PIMCO High Income Fund received 98 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.56% of users gave PIMCO High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III an outperform vote.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III had 1 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and 0 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of 1.76 indicating that PIMCO High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
PIMCO High Income Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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