BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) Competitors $10.63 -0.12 (-1.12%) As of 03/7/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends BLE vs. IAF, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ERC, ERH, and ARDCShould you be buying BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II include Abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (ERC), Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH), and Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II vs. Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE:BLE) and Abrdn Australia Equity Fund (NYSEAMERICAN:IAF) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLE or IAF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Municipal Income Trust II$27.87MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Australia Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is BLE or IAF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Municipal Income Trust IIN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Australia Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Is BLE or IAF a better dividend stock? BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Abrdn Australia Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Does the media favor BLE or IAF? In the previous week, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Australia Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II and 0 mentions for Abrdn Australia Equity Fund. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abrdn Australia Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II Positive Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLE or IAF? BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II received 46 more outperform votes than Abrdn Australia Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.19% of users gave Abrdn Australia Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 73.02% of users gave BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Municipal Income Trust IIOutperform Votes9273.02% Underperform Votes3426.98% Abrdn Australia Equity FundOutperform Votes4674.19% Underperform Votes1625.81% SummaryBlackRock Municipal Income Trust II beats Abrdn Australia Equity Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLE 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 BLE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Municipal Income Trust IIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.15B$4.22B$19.64BDividend Yield0.06%4.43%4.23%3.98%P/E RatioN/A26.7415.9333.81Price / SalesN/A2,321.761,731.0930.67Price / CashN/A56.5445.6617.56Price / BookN/A1.123.384.64Net IncomeN/A$250.08M$1.21B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.57%-1.03%-0.46%-0.19%1 Month Performance-0.99%-2.23%5.97%-4.18%1 Year PerformanceN/A5.01%11.23%6.30% BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLEBlackRock Municipal Income Trust IIN/A$10.63-1.1%N/AN/A$0.00$27.87M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsIAFAbrdn Australia Equity FundN/A$4.11+0.2%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.0038,000Negative NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.31-0.2%N/A+6.4%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00flatN/A-0.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$21.10+0.2%N/A+4.7%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.07flatN/A-6.5%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.88-0.6%N/A-2.7%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.29-0.1%N/A-0.4%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AERCAllspring Multi-Sector Income FundN/A$9.27flatN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AERHAllspring Utilities and High Income FundN/A$11.03-2.0%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.26-1.9%N/A+1.9%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Alternatives Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund Alternatives Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives 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:BLE) was last updated on 3/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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