VKQ vs. VGM, IFN, DSU, BTO, MYD, PEO, VCV, RMT, MUJ, and MVF
Should you be buying Invesco Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Invesco Municipal Trust include Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), The India Fund (IFN), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Invesco Municipal Trust (NYSE:VKQ) and Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (NYSE:VGM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
32.0% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Invesco Municipal Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals 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.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals received 59 more outperform votes than Invesco Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Invesco Municipal Trust an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals had 1 more articles in the media than Invesco Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals and 1 mentions for Invesco Municipal Trust. Invesco Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals' score of 1.75 indicating that Invesco Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Invesco Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Invesco Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.
Summary
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals beats Invesco Municipal Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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