Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.59 -0.07 (-0.91%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.59 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/31/2025 05:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FUND vs. MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, MUA, NQP, PPT, PMO, RFI, and DOGZShould you be buying Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sprott Focus Trust include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Dogness (International) BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MQY or FUND? Sprott Focus Trust received 45 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Sprott Focus Trust an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Sprott Focus TrustOutperform Votes15568.28% Underperform Votes7231.72% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MQY or FUND? 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MQY or FUND more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A N/A N/A Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, MQY or FUND? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is MQY or FUND a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Which has more risk & volatility, MQY or FUND? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MQY or FUND? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund both had 3 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.34 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sprott Focus Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sprott Focus Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FUND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSprott Focus TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$227.12M$8.11B$11.84B$9.11BDividend Yield7.94%6.88%5.76%3.99%P/E RatioN/A0.4730.2818.28Price / SalesN/A17.1927.5380.65Price / CashN/A7.1118.3137.70Price / BookN/A0.992.674.70Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.07B$224.47M7 Day Performance-0.78%0.22%0.80%-0.19%1 Month Performance3.69%2.47%2.14%0.58%1 Year Performance-2.06%4.87%15.28%20.27% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.59-0.9%N/A-1.7%$227.12MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.72-0.4%N/A-2.3%$856.57MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓MYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.11+0.6%N/A-0.8%$755.81MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.36+0.9%N/A+3.0%$565.59MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.66+0.3%N/A-0.2%$497.40MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.00+0.1%N/A+1.4%$425.07MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.37+0.3%N/A-1.3%$423.01MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58-0.4%N/A-0.8%$344.17MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.41+1.0%N/A+1.1%$331.02MN/A0.00801Short Interest ↓RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.95+0.6%N/A+1.0%$317.14MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓DOGZDogness (International)0.4762 of 5 stars$24.57-4.5%N/A+883.8%$313.54M$14.85M0.00320Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors MMU Competitors MYD Competitors MUA Competitors NQP Competitors PPT Competitors PMO Competitors RFI Competitors DOGZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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