The European Equity Fund (EEA) Competitors

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) and The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is MVT or EEA a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.61 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%.

Which has more risk & volatility, MVT or EEA?

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVT or EEA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MVT or EEA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	$11.49M	19.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
The European Equity Fund	$6.29M	9.31	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MVT or EEA?

In the previous week, The European Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The European Equity Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat The European Equity Fund's score of 0.88 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	Very Positive
The European Equity Fund	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MVT or EEA?

34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II	Outperform Votes 165 71.74%	Underperform Votes 65 28.26%
The European Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 71 68.93%	Underperform Votes 32 31.07%

Summary

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II beats The European Equity Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.