BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) Competitors $11.48 -0.17 (-1.46%) (As of 12/18/2024 05:11 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BKN vs. PHK, BTO, NXP, ECC, CION, MUJ, PDT, PEO, IFN, and DSUShould 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), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), The India Fund (IFN), and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust vs. PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Eagle Point Credit CION Investment BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund The India Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (NYSE:BKN) and PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% Does the media prefer BKN or PHK? In the previous week, BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust and BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of -0.13 indicating that BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PIMCO High Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 Is BKN or PHK a better dividend stock? BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKN or PHK? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust$8.19M24.71N/AN/AN/APIMCO High Income Fund$92.95M7.77N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, BKN or PHK? BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPIMCO High Income Fund beats BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. 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$202.27M$8.39B$10.15B$19.14BDividend Yield5.67%6.51%10.34%3.52%P/E RatioN/A0.4548.4141.66Price / Sales24.7114.913,149.4216.78Price / CashN/A7.0330.5621.73Price / BookN/A0.882.655.27Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.02B$987.88M7 Day Performance-4.89%-3.34%-3.18%-4.65%1 Month Performance-4.17%-2.11%-2.55%-2.90%1 Year Performance-4.01%3.53%10.50%11.86% 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$11.48-1.5%N/A-3.4%$202.27M$8.19M0.00N/AEx-DividendPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.99-0.8%N/A+1.4%$729.18M$92.95M0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.66-0.7%N/A+14.5%$722.79M$132.65M0.002,719Positive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.75-1.1%N/A-0.2%$690.45MN/A0.0040,400Negative NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.8988 of 5 stars$8.92-0.9%$10.00+12.1%-7.0%$686.39M$139.07M11.25N/ACIONCION Investment1.8882 of 5 stars$11.85-0.2%$12.25+3.4%+0.0%$631.44M$90.95M8.07N/ANews CoverageMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.47-0.6%N/A-1.7%$619.22M$29.93M0.00N/AEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.44-1.3%N/A+12.8%$611.92MN/A0.00147,000PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.69-1.8%N/A+3.2%$553.31MN/A0.0018IFNThe India FundN/A$16.98-0.5%N/A-10.7%$527.33M$175.62M0.0021,000News CoverageDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.87+0.4%N/A-0.5%$509.45MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors The India Fund Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 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 (NYSE:BKN) was last updated on 12/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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