The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE) Competitors

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:CEE) and Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:PMM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CEE or PMM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	$14.25M	5.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	$20.16M	13.93	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to CEE or PMM?

In the previous week, Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust had 17 more articles in the media than The Central and Eastern Europe Fund. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust and 2 mentions for The Central and Eastern Europe Fund. Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's score of -0.03 indicating that Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEE or PMM?

Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust received 41 more outperform votes than The Central and Eastern Europe Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.75% of users gave The Central and Eastern Europe Fund an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	Outperform Votes 75 70.75%	Underperform Votes 31 29.25%
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	Outperform Votes 116 65.91%	Underperform Votes 60 34.09%

Is CEE or PMM a better dividend stock?

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CEE or PMM?

34.4% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CEE or PMM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, CEE or PMM?

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust beats The Central and Eastern Europe Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.