Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Competitors $10.02 +0.03 (+0.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.02 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CEV vs. TPVG, MXF, MMT, MFM, IIF, AEF, TSI, EMF, SSSS, and NPVShould 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 TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Mexico Fund (MXF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), Mfs Muni Inc Tr (MFM), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), SURO Capital (SSSS), and Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Mexico Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust Mfs Muni Inc Tr Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund TCW Strategic Income Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Fund SURO Capital Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:CEV) and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEV or TPVG? 35.9% of Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CEV or TPVG? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a consensus target price of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.52%. Given TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is more favorable than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Is CEV or TPVG a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays out 88.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher valuation & earnings, CEV or TPVG? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust-$1.51M-46.71N/AN/AN/ATriplePoint Venture Growth BDC$108.65M2.31$32.05M$1.045.98 Does the media refer more to CEV or TPVG? In the previous week, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust Positive TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Neutral Is CEV or TPVG more profitable? TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a net margin of 42.16% compared to Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's return on equity of 13.78% beat Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance California Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 42.16%13.78%6.32% Which has more risk and volatility, CEV or TPVG? Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC beats Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust on 10 of the 13 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. 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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$70.48M$40.57B$12.72B$21.58BDividend Yield2.52%3.33%5.42%3.49%P/E RatioN/A16.17244.0630.17Price / Sales-46.7110.0530.9954.74Price / CashN/AN/A22.2024.62Price / BookN/AN/A2.354.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.80%0.12%0.42%0.88%1 Month Performance5.70%2.96%3.91%5.45%1 Year Performance-7.99%10.27%542.56%15.94% 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$10.02+0.3%N/A-8.3%$70.48M-$1.51M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓TPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.964 of 5 stars$6.75-0.9%$6.75-14.8%$272.19M$53.50M6.49N/AMXFMexico FundN/A$18.40-0.1%N/A+25.1%$269.38M-$34.30M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.81+0.2%N/A-0.8%$266.00M$21.54M0.00N/AMFMMfs Muni Inc TrN/A$5.27+0.2%N/A-6.4%$258.37M$8.05M0.00281IIFMorgan Stanley India Investment FundN/A$26.83-1.0%N/A-6.0%$256.50MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$6.25+0.5%N/A+22.5%$253.76M$20.73M0.00N/ATSITCW Strategic Income FundN/A$4.99+0.1%N/A-3.8%$238.21M$23.22M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓EMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$15.66+0.7%N/A+31.9%$237.61M$30.48M0.00N/APositive NewsSSSSSURO Capital2.236 of 5 stars$8.70flat$10.00+14.9%+136.9%$207.84M$4.67M-4.609Short Interest ↑NPVNuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.51+0.3%N/A-6.4%$206.37MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Alternatives Mexico Fund Alternatives MFS Multimarket Income Trust Alternatives Mfs Muni Inc Tr Alternatives Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Alternatives Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Alternatives TCW Strategic Income Fund Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives SURO Capital Alternatives Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CEV) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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