MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Competitors $3.58 +0.02 (+0.42%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.54 -0.05 (-1.37%) As of 02/21/2025 04:56 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CMU vs. SAR, MIY, ASG, TWN, MHN, TPVG, MIN, JOF, AEF, and MMTShould you be buying MFS High Yield Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust include Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust vs. Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund The Taiwan Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (NYSE:CMU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is SAR or CMU a better dividend stock? Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Saratoga Investment pays out 119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus price target of $25.08, suggesting a potential downside of 3.32%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Saratoga Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25MFS High Yield Municipal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor SAR or CMU? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 11 more articles in the media than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 0 mentions for MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. Saratoga Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat MFS High Yield Municipal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Saratoga Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Saratoga Investment Positive MFS High Yield Municipal Trust Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment received 152 more outperform votes than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.57% of users gave MFS High Yield Municipal Trust an outperform vote while only 57.85% of users gave Saratoga Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaratoga InvestmentOutperform Votes26957.85% Underperform Votes19642.15% MFS High Yield Municipal TrustOutperform Votes11762.57% Underperform Votes7037.43% Is SAR or CMU more profitable? Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 22.01% compared to MFS High Yield Municipal Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 15.53% beat MFS High Yield Municipal Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saratoga Investment22.01% 15.53% 4.80% MFS High Yield Municipal Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS High Yield Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment has higher revenue and earnings than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaratoga Investment$143.72M2.59$8.93M$2.4810.46MFS High Yield Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAR or CMU? 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySaratoga Investment beats MFS High Yield Municipal Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS High Yield Municipal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMU 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 CMU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS High Yield Municipal Trust IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$91.38M$2.17B$11.61B$20.07BDividend Yield4.36%13.56%5.38%3.65%P/E RatioN/A9.5524.1334.91Price / SalesN/A2,296,031.7026.1515.64Price / CashN/A15.6618.1520.85Price / BookN/A3.032.594.92Net IncomeN/A$90.10M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.70%-0.64%-1.40%-1.05%1 Month Performance1.85%5.94%0.68%-1.09%1 Year Performance7.66%9.14%14.94%13.70% MFS High Yield Municipal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMUMFS High Yield Municipal TrustN/A$3.59+0.4%N/A+8.3%$91.38MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendSARSaratoga Investment1.7172 of 5 stars$25.00-1.7%$25.08+0.3%+9.5%$358.65M$46.93M10.083,211Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.55-0.2%N/A+1.4%$339.11MN/A0.00N/AASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.67-0.1%N/A+1.0%$329.93MN/A0.00N/ATWNThe Taiwan FundN/A$38.20+1.8%N/A-0.3%$325.16M$99.70M0.00N/APositive NewsMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$10.57+0.3%N/A-1.4%$319.66M$13.59M0.00N/APositive NewsTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.4204 of 5 stars$7.78+0.4%$7.70-1.1%-26.3%$311.67M$137.49M37.06N/APositive NewsMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.70-0.4%N/A-2.4%$307.26MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$7.97+1.0%N/A+4.1%$280.53MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.45+0.7%N/A+8.6%$276.59MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.73flatN/A+1.6%$261.57MN/A0.00N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors The Taiwan Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors MFS Multimarket Income Trust 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:CMU) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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