BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN) Competitors $11.68 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BKN vs. BTO, PHK, CCAP, NXP, ECC, PDT, MUJ, CION, PEO, and ASAShould you be buying BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust vs. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PIMCO High Income Fund Crescent Capital BDC Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Eagle Point Credit John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (NYSE:BKN) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BKN or BTO? 26.7% of BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, BKN or BTO? BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BKN or BTO 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%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Is BKN or BTO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate BKN or BTO? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKN or BTO? John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund received 106 more outperform votes than BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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% John Hancock Financial Opportunities FundOutperform Votes15670.27% Underperform Votes6629.73% Does the media refer more to BKN or BTO? In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Neutral John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, BKN or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund beats BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. 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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$205.80M$8.20B$11.58B$20.02BDividend Yield5.37%6.74%5.38%3.65%P/E RatioN/A0.5024.1234.88Price / SalesN/A14.2226.4315.59Price / CashN/A7.5418.1520.85Price / BookN/A1.042.594.92Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.09%-0.28%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance2.93%1.32%0.19%-1.39%1 Year Performance-3.39%5.94%15.13%13.93% 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$11.68+0.1%N/A-4.3%$205.80MN/A0.00N/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.63-1.7%N/A+26.8%$742.72MN/A0.002,719Upcoming EarningsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.98+0.1%N/A+0.3%$726.99M$92.95M0.00147,000CCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.5904 of 5 stars$19.57-0.5%$19.33-1.2%+16.3%$725.26M$184.13M7.67N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.96-0.3%N/A+0.2%$700.12M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.9707 of 5 stars$8.76-2.1%$10.50+19.9%-10.9%$673.68M$130.04M10.94N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.81-0.3%N/A+16.7%$629.88MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.54-0.5%N/A+0.0%$622.83MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.4746 of 5 stars$11.59-0.3%$12.25+5.7%+12.3%$617.84M$251.01M7.89N/APositive NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$22.32+1.4%N/A+9.3%$569.35M$98.62M0.0018ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$26.29+3.7%N/A+87.1%$565.85MN/A0.001,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Crescent Capital BDC Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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