MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Competitors $3.51 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/17/2025 03:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CMU vs. SAR, MIY, ASG, TWN, MHN, MIN, TPVG, 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), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), 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 MFS Intermediate Income Trust TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (NYSE:CMU) and Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has better valuation & earnings, CMU or SAR? Saratoga Investment has higher revenue and earnings than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS High Yield Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASaratoga Investment$143.72M2.48$8.93M$2.4810.03 Which has more risk & volatility, CMU or SAR? MFS High Yield Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saratoga Investment has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CMU or SAR? Saratoga Investment has a consensus price target of $25.08, suggesting a potential upside of 0.81%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MFS High Yield Municipal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Saratoga Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMU or SAR? Saratoga Investment received 151 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 57.76% of users gave Saratoga Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMFS High Yield Municipal TrustOutperform Votes11762.57% Underperform Votes7037.43% Saratoga InvestmentOutperform Votes26857.76% Underperform Votes19642.24% Is CMU or SAR 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 MFS High Yield Municipal TrustN/A N/A N/A Saratoga Investment 22.01%15.53%4.80% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CMU or SAR? 32.4% of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CMU or SAR? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 5 more articles in the media than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 0 mentions for MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. Saratoga Investment's average media sentiment score of -0.03 beat MFS High Yield Municipal Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Saratoga Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment MFS High Yield Municipal Trust Negative Saratoga Investment Neutral Is CMU or SAR a better dividend stock? MFS High Yield Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. 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. 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$89.47M$2.19B$11.78B$19.94BDividend Yield4.70%14.00%6.01%3.70%P/E RatioN/A10.5925.1640.66Price / SalesN/A177.0428.3616.25Price / CashN/A15.3717.3219.88Price / BookN/A2.282.655.76Net IncomeN/A$103.50M$1.04B$993.17M7 Day Performance0.29%1.84%1.94%2.27%1 Month Performance0.57%0.96%0.90%4.76%1 Year Performance7.67%11.35%14.70%18.83% 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$3.51flatN/A+7.7%$89.47MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsSARSaratoga Investment2.058 of 5 stars$24.39+0.9%$25.08+2.8%+8.1%$349.90M$46.93M15.943,211Analyst DowngradeMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.32-0.1%N/A+3.1%$332.41M$18.58M0.00N/AASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.60-1.1%N/A+13.7%$326.13M$37.15M0.00N/ATWNThe Taiwan FundN/A$38.20-2.1%N/A+10.0%$325.16M$99.70M0.00N/AMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$10.40+0.2%N/A+0.4%$314.52M$13.59M0.00N/AMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.65-0.4%N/A-2.7%$301.57M$27.88M0.00N/ATPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.8972 of 5 stars$7.52-0.5%$7.70+2.4%-30.2%$301.17M$24.23M35.81N/APositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$7.51flatN/A-0.5%$264.53M$38.39M0.00N/APositive NewsAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.10-0.6%N/A+8.8%$258.84M$26.30M0.00N/AMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.61flatN/A+1.9%$254.94M$45.79M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative News 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 MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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