The European Equity Fund (EEA) Competitors $8.52 +0.13 (+1.49%) As of 03:55 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 EEA vs. MVT, TDF, BKN, FT, DHF, MPV, EMF, OXSQ, VBF, and SPEShould you be buying The European Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The European Equity Fund include BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), Franklin Universal Trust (FT), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ), Invesco Bond Fund (VBF), and Special Opportunities Fund (SPE). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. The European Equity Fund vs. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Templeton Dragon Fund BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Franklin Universal Trust BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Barings Participation Investors Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Oxford Square Capital Invesco Bond Fund Special Opportunities Fund BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Is MVT or EEA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest Fund IIN/A N/A N/A The European Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MVT or EEA? BlackRock MuniVest Fund II received 94 more outperform votes than The European Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 68.93% of users gave The European Equity Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIOutperform Votes16571.74% Underperform Votes6528.26% The European Equity FundOutperform Votes7168.93% Underperform Votes3231.07% Which has better valuation & earnings, MVT or EEA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AThe European Equity Fund$6.29M9.34N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, MVT or EEA? BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MVT or EEA a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The European Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Does the media refer more to MVT or EEA? In the previous week, The European Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's score of -0.55 indicating that The European Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Negative The European Equity Fund Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in MVT or EEA? 34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBlackRock MuniVest Fund II and The European Equity Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The European Equity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EEA 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 EEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe European Equity FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$58.77M$8.35B$11.82B$20.04BDividend Yield2.13%6.83%5.97%3.61%P/E RatioN/A0.4525.0341.77Price / Sales9.3414.6327.6817.54Price / CashN/A7.0216.9317.54Price / BookN/A0.992.665.86Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.07B$1.01B7 Day Performance4.74%2.21%2.56%3.59%1 Month Performance0.29%1.99%1.55%6.09%1 Year Performance2.43%7.04%15.46%20.27% The European Equity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EEAThe European Equity FundN/A$8.52+1.5%N/A+0.9%$58.77M$6.29M0.0014,000MVTBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIN/A$10.69+0.5%N/A+1.5%$227.06M$11.49M0.00N/ATDFTempleton Dragon FundN/A$8.40+1.7%N/A+12.9%$212.97M$-43,393,964.000.00147,000BKNBlackRock Investment Quality Municipal TrustN/A$11.27+0.6%N/A-2.6%$198.49MN/A0.00N/AFTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.58+0.6%N/A+18.2%$190.36MN/A0.00N/ADHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.61+0.2%N/A+13.7%$190.14M$33.52M0.00N/AMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$17.53+2.5%N/A+11.1%$186.12MN/A0.00900Gap DownEMFTempleton Emerging Markets FundN/A$12.07+0.5%N/A+10.4%$183.06M$28.87M0.00N/AOXSQOxford Square Capital1.0481 of 5 stars$2.61-2.6%N/A-13.3%$177.19M$51.82M-26.10N/ADividend AnnouncementVBFInvesco Bond FundN/A$15.46-0.6%N/A+1.8%$176.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.05+0.3%N/A+26.3%$168.29M$34.97M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Competitors Templeton Dragon Fund Competitors BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Competitors Franklin Universal Trust Competitors BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Competitors Barings Participation Investors Competitors Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Competitors Oxford Square Capital Competitors Invesco Bond Fund Competitors Special Opportunities Fund 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:EEA) 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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