BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) Competitors $11.57 +0.08 (+0.70%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.56 -0.02 (-0.13%) 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKN vs. PHK, NXP, BTO, CCAP, PDT, MUJ, ECC, ASA, PEO, and CIONShould you be buying BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust include PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust vs. PIMCO High Income Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Crescent Capital BDC John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Eagle Point Credit ASA Gold and Precious Metals Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (NYSE:BKN) and PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is BKN or PHK a better dividend stock? BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKN or PHK? PIMCO High Income Fund received 125 more outperform votes than BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.56% of users gave PIMCO High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 64.10% of users gave BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustOutperform Votes5064.10% Underperform Votes2835.90% PIMCO High Income FundOutperform Votes17570.56% Underperform Votes7329.44% Which has more risk & volatility, BKN or PHK? BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKN or PHK? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust$8.19M24.90N/AN/AN/APIMCO High Income Fund$99.89M7.13N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BKN or PHK? 26.7% of BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BKN or PHK? In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund had 5 more articles in the media than BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust. PIMCO High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that PIMCO High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Neutral PIMCO High Income Fund Positive Is BKN or PHK more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A N/A N/A PIMCO High Income Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryPIMCO High Income Fund beats BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKN 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 NYSE 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 BKN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$203.85M$7.86B$11.27B$19.49BDividend Yield5.01%6.76%5.39%3.76%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.6433.08Price / Sales24.9016.1125.6426.23Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.55Price / BookN/A0.942.694.56Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.78%-0.87%-0.73%-2.28%1 Month Performance-1.91%-2.02%498.34%-4.05%1 Year Performance-6.09%1.97%535.83%3.10% BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKNBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A$11.57+0.7%N/A-8.0%$203.85M$8.19M0.00N/APHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.89-0.1%N/A-1.5%$713.84M$99.89M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.44+0.6%N/A-0.8%$676.01M$75.19M0.0040,400Short Interest ↑BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.03+2.5%N/A+15.3%$671.76M$142.41M0.002,719News CoverageCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.7971 of 5 stars$17.85+1.2%$19.20+7.6%-0.8%$661.56M$83.50M8.97N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.93flatN/A+12.0%$635.96M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.33-0.4%N/A-3.5%$611.66M$29.93M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageECCEagle Point Credit3.6869 of 5 stars$7.95+0.3%$10.50+32.2%-20.0%$611.35M$97.61M9.46N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$27.95-1.0%N/A+95.2%$601.60M$118.94M0.001,100Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$22.82+1.2%N/A-1.0%$599.51M$34.82M0.0018News CoverageCIONCION Investment2.4154 of 5 stars$10.81-0.2%$11.50+6.4%-5.6%$573.38M$45.95M7.36N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BKN) was last updated on 4/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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