Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Competitors $10.09 +0.03 (+0.25%) As of 01/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends CEV vs. JOF, AEF, MMT, MXF, BKT, IIF, NPV, MVT, TDF, and BKNShould you be buying Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust include Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), The Mexico Fund (MXF), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), and BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust vs. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust The Mexico Fund BlackRock Income Trust Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Templeton Dragon Fund BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Is CEV or JOF a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Which has more risk & volatility, CEV or JOF? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, CEV or JOF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is CEV or JOF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CEV or JOF? 35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEV or JOF? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/A Does the media favor CEV or JOF? In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust Neutral Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Very Positive SummaryJapan Smaller Capitalization Fund beats Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CEV 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 CEV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$70.76M$8.35B$11.82B$20.02BDividend Yield5.64%6.83%5.97%3.61%P/E RatioN/A0.4525.0341.78Price / SalesN/A14.2927.6717.50Price / CashN/A7.0216.9317.54Price / BookN/A0.992.665.86Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.07B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.05%1.21%1.38%2.11%1 Month Performance0.15%1.99%1.57%6.05%1 Year Performance-3.03%6.56%16.01%19.05% Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CEVEaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.09+0.2%N/A-2.4%$70.76MN/A0.00N/AJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$7.51flatN/A-0.1%$264.53M$38.39M0.00N/AAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.09-0.8%N/A+10.2%$258.33M$26.30M0.00N/ANews CoverageMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.59-0.4%N/A+1.9%$253.84M$45.79M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMXFThe Mexico FundN/A$13.37+0.1%N/A-25.6%$248.72M$-5,770,281.000.00N/ANews CoverageBKTBlackRock Income TrustN/A$11.34-0.4%N/A-3.5%$241.63M$8.67M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsIIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$24.44-2.0%N/A+9.3%$239.29M$87.14M0.00N/ANews CoverageNPVNuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$12.68-0.1%N/A+18.7%$227.29M$7.23M0.00N/AMVTBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIN/A$10.52-0.1%N/A+1.9%$223.45M$11.49M0.00N/ATDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$8.08-0.4%N/A+14.0%$204.85M$-43,393,964.000.00147,000BKNBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A$11.05-0.2%N/A-1.9%$194.69M$8.19M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Alternatives Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Alternatives MFS Multimarket Income Trust Alternatives The Mexico Fund Alternatives BlackRock Income Trust Alternatives Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Alternatives Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Alternatives Templeton Dragon Fund Alternatives BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust 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:CEV) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Manhattan Project Bombshell?This secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump currency shock imminentTrump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launc...Stansberry Research | SponsoredJanuary 29th - the next big trading catalyst to watch Mark your calendar for January 29th. 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