Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors $7.88 +0.01 (+0.13%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FUND vs. MQY, MYI, DOGZ, MMU, MYD, MUA, NQP, RCS, PPT, and RFIShould 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), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Sprott Focus Trust vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Dogness (International) Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, FUND or MQY? Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 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 better valuation & earnings, FUND or MQY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to FUND or MQY? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and 0 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Sprott Focus Trust Neutral BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FUND or MQY? 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FUND or MQY a better dividend stock? Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. SummarySprott Focus Trust beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. 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$234.57M$8.31B$10.41B$8.87BDividend Yield6.55%6.40%10.14%4.06%P/E RatioN/A0.4647.1214.18Price / SalesN/A24.163,443.7889.42Price / CashN/A6.9930.7732.79Price / BookN/A0.912.485.12Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$993.44M$225.99M7 Day Performance0.77%-0.51%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance0.77%-1.92%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance5.21%11.36%24.11%26.23% Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNDSprott Focus TrustN/A$7.88+0.1%N/A+5.1%$234.57MN/A0.00N/AMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.32-0.2%N/A+8.8%$902.50MN/A0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.33-0.3%N/A+6.8%$773.20MN/A0.00147,000DOGZDogness (International)0.9688 of 5 stars$45.80-5.2%N/A+1,412.0%$583.08M$14.85M0.00320Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.44+0.1%N/A+5.6%$569.67MN/A0.00147,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$11.16-0.2%N/A+10.4%$521.63MN/A0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.94-0.3%N/A+19.4%$463.19MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.77+0.1%N/A+9.3%$437.73MN/A0.00147,000RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.68-0.1%N/A+36.4%$354.28MN/A0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.54+0.3%N/A+4.1%$339.83MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.63+0.2%N/A+14.5%$334.82MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Competitors MYI Competitors DOGZ Competitors MMU Competitors MYD Competitors MUA Competitors NQP Competitors RCS Competitors PPT Competitors RFI 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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