Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.89 -0.03 (-0.27%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.88 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EVN vs. BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BBDC, PFLT, BCSF, AWF, and HQHShould you be buying Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Barings Bdc (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Barings Bdc PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BCAT or EVN? 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BCAT or EVN? In the previous week, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust and 3 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's score of 1.02 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, BCAT or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.26N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$630.73K684.88N/AN/AN/A Is BCAT or EVN a better dividend stock? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.2%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Which has more risk & volatility, BCAT or EVN? BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BCAT or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EVN 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 EVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$431.97M$4.00B$12.42B$21.24BDividend Yield2.88%6.19%5.41%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A232.1629.42Price / Sales684.8839.8631.2649.17Price / CashN/A17.9819.0918.06Price / BookN/A1.212.294.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance4.61%1.82%1.05%0.84%1 Month Performance2.64%2.87%3.89%5.23%1 Year Performance0.18%3.43%542.42%16.62% Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.89-0.3%N/A+0.8%$431.97M$630.73K0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.95-0.6%N/A-7.1%$1.61B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutShort Interest ↑CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.76-0.5%N/A+14.1%$1.44B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1903 of 5 stars$11.42-0.2%$10.00-12.4%-17.5%$1.30B$434.37M9.06N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5499 of 5 stars$13.11-0.9%$13.30+1.5%-6.7%$1.23B$301.78M12.17N/APositive NewsGap DownNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.9819 of 5 stars$10.60-0.6%$10.75+1.4%-13.5%$1.13B$371.67M13.93N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.0451 of 5 stars$9.87-0.4%$9.67-2.0%-3.1%$1.04B$286.17M10.2826News CoveragePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0921 of 5 stars$10.25-0.2%$10.88+6.1%-10.2%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.4555 of 5 stars$15.65-1.1%$16.50+5.5%-6.7%$1.01B$292.65M9.431,000News CoveragePositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.26-0.2%N/A+1.7%$970.52MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.61+0.4%N/A-8.7%$894.62MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors 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:EVN) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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