MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE) Competitors $3.56 -0.02 (-0.42%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.55 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 08/5/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXE vs. CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, HQL, SAR, and LEOShould you be buying MFS High Income Municipal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS High Income Municipal Trust include CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS High Income Municipal Trust vs. Its Competitors CION Investment India Fund Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals MFS High Income Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXE) and CION Investment (NYSE:CION) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is CXE or CION a better dividend stock? MFS High Income Municipal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CXE or CION? MFS High Income Municipal Trust has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CXE or CION? CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than MFS High Income Municipal Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACION Investment$252.43M2.05$33.90M-$0.29-33.83 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CXE or CION? 34.4% of MFS High Income Municipal Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CXE or CION? In the previous week, MFS High Income Municipal Trust had 1 more articles in the media than CION Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MFS High Income Municipal Trust and 3 mentions for CION Investment. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat MFS High Income Municipal Trust's score of 0.59 indicating that CION Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MFS High Income Municipal Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CION Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CXE or CION more profitable? MFS High Income Municipal Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -6.49%. CION Investment's return on equity of 10.07% beat MFS High Income Municipal Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A N/A N/A CION Investment -6.49%10.07%4.28% Do analysts prefer CXE or CION? CION Investment has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CION Investment is more favorable than MFS High Income Municipal Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MFS High Income Municipal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00CION Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryCION Investment beats MFS High Income Municipal Trust on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS High Income Municipal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXE 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 CXE 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 CXE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS High Income Municipal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$133.01M$3.82B$12.10B$20.68BDividend Yield2.69%6.64%5.65%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9029.31Price / SalesN/A18.5526.0764.11Price / CashN/A17.6721.3123.31Price / BookN/A1.112.124.40Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$995.90M7 Day Performance1.72%0.74%0.35%0.27%1 Month Performance-0.97%-0.49%0.13%0.39%1 Year Performance-6.32%2.58%544.26%15.57% MFS High Income Municipal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXEMFS High Income Municipal TrustN/A$3.56-0.4%N/A-5.7%$133.01MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CIONCION Investment2.3309 of 5 stars$9.69+0.7%$11.00+13.6%-15.5%$506.85M$252.43M-33.40N/AUpcoming EarningsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.49-0.4%N/A-12.6%$479.82M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.45+1.0%N/A+5.3%$473.88MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.57+0.6%N/A+30.4%$466.12MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.77+0.5%N/A+19.4%$419.37MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.51+0.1%N/A+0.3%$416.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.64+0.3%N/A-9.4%$399.28MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.33+1.6%N/A-10.0%$378.81MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageSARSaratoga Investment1.4477 of 5 stars$24.49+1.4%$24.25-1.0%+13.8%$378.39M$148.85M9.923,211Dividend AnnouncementLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.87flatN/A-5.5%$365.65MN/A0.00147,000Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CION Investment Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Royce Otc Micro Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives Saratoga Investment Alternatives BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 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:CXE) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredCrypto bros: Meet your replacementLarry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street… Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% world...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?They said digital dollars were off the table. 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