DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (DTF) Competitors

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund (NYSE:DTF) and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DTF or MIN?

43.8% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DTF or MIN?

MFS Intermediate Income Trust received 71 more outperform votes than DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.76% of users gave MFS Intermediate Income Trust an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	Outperform Votes 76 58.91%	Underperform Votes 53 41.09%
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	Outperform Votes 147 64.76%	Underperform Votes 80 35.24%

Is DTF or MIN a better dividend stock?

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DTF or MIN?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	$668.01K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$4.35M	69.04	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer DTF or MIN?

In the previous week, DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund had 8 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund and 0 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	Positive
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	Neutral

Is DTF or MIN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, DTF or MIN?

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MFS Intermediate Income Trust beats DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.