MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Competitors $3.46 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CMU vs. SAR, MIY, MHN, MIN, JOF, ASG, TPVG, AEF, MMT, and TDFShould 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), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), and Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust vs. Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund MFS Multimarket Income Trust Templeton Dragon Fund Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (NYSE:CMU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Does the media prefer SAR or CMU? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 2 more articles in the media than MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 0 mentions for MFS High Yield Municipal Trust. Saratoga Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.56 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 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 Is SAR or CMU a better dividend stock? Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Saratoga Investment pays out 121.0% 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 prefer SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus price target of $25.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.36%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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 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 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% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$46.93M7.70$8.93M$2.4810.15MFS High Yield Municipal Trust$12.61M7.01N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, SAR or CMU? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS High Yield Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SAR or CMU? 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySaratoga Investment beats MFS High Yield Municipal Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 TrustClosed IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$88.46M$106.77M$11.31B$19.39BDividend Yield4.07%7.51%5.39%3.76%P/E RatioN/AN/A22.4933.06Price / Sales7.017.0125.6026.59Price / CashN/AN/A17.6217.55Price / BookN/AN/A2.674.53Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.12%-0.27%-0.01%-1.30%1 Month Performance-3.86%-0.86%495.71%-4.04%1 Year Performance4.05%-1.51%536.45%2.55% 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$3.47-0.1%N/A+4.1%$88.33M$12.61M0.00N/ASARSaratoga Investment1.5296 of 5 stars$24.66+1.2%$25.08+1.7%+8.5%$353.77M$46.93M9.943,211MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.41+0.3%N/A-1.9%$335.06M$18.58M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$10.31-0.1%N/A-4.2%$311.64M$13.59M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.69+0.4%N/A+1.5%$306.12M$27.88M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$8.43flatN/A+5.4%$296.94M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.07+2.1%N/A-11.0%$288.86M$51.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC0.5404 of 5 stars$7.15-0.5%$7.45+4.3%-25.2%$286.78M$45.53M34.03N/AAEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$5.19flatN/A-1.0%$263.40M$20.73M0.00N/AEx-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsMMTMFS Multimarket Income TrustN/A$4.66+0.5%N/A+0.2%$257.43M$45.79M0.00N/ATDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$9.87-0.3%N/A+23.9%$250.11M$27.67M0.00147,000Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Competitors Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors MFS Multimarket Income Trust Competitors Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors 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:CMU) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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