Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.32 -0.08 (-1.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.32 +0.00 (+0.07%) As of 04:05 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, NQP, MUA, 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Dogness (International) Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FUND or MQY? 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FUND or MQY? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSprott Focus TrustOutperform Votes15568.28% Underperform Votes7231.72% BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Which has higher valuation & earnings, FUND or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott Focus Trust$16.60M13.14N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$43.54M20.15N/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to FUND or MQY? In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust and 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.97 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sprott Focus Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FUND or MQY a better dividend stock? Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Is FUND or MQY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott Focus TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 7 of the 10 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$218.17M$7.99B$11.16B$8.36BDividend Yield8.15%6.82%5.63%3.97%P/E RatioN/A3.4724.3419.11Price / Sales13.1413.5525.24113.79Price / CashN/A7.5117.7034.62Price / BookN/A1.012.534.26Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$246.62M7 Day Performance-2.40%-0.90%-1.24%-3.85%1 Month Performance-4.19%-0.52%-1.83%-6.96%1 Year Performance-6.27%4.21%13.10%3.36% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.32-1.1%N/A-4.9%$218.17M$16.60M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.86-0.3%N/A-2.7%$866.69M$43.54M0.00N/ANews CoverageMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.16-0.4%N/A-2.5%$759.24M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.39-0.8%N/A+3.2%$567.22M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.770.0%N/A-3.6%$502.27M$24.27M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.63-0.2%N/A+0.9%$432.89M$32.93M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.10-0.7%N/A-0.2%$428.98M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.59-0.4%N/A+1.4%$345.12M$32.69M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.68+0.0%N/A+5.7%$339.58M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.16+0.2%N/A+4.5%$322.87M$19.06M0.00N/ADOGZDogness (International)1.057 of 5 stars$24.84-10.7%N/A+380.2%$316.21M$14.85M0.00320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors MMU Competitors MYD Competitors NQP Competitors MUA 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 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners77 Hedge Funds Are Betting On This Off-Radar MineralWith surging prices... supply shortages... and growing demand, hedge funds are betting big on potash. 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