Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $10.38 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.38 -0.01 (-0.10%) 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, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, and AWFShould 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), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), and AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Is EVN or BCAT a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.0%. Is EVN or BCAT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVN or BCAT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.04N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, EVN or BCAT? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EVN or BCAT? In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Negative BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in EVN or BCAT? 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EVN 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 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$411.97M$3.93B$12.33B$20.93BDividend Yield2.96%6.44%5.56%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.5528.18Price / SalesN/A24.3525.7656.89Price / CashN/A17.8218.7717.81Price / BookN/A1.142.254.57Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$993.62M7 Day Performance-2.26%0.50%1.20%2.33%1 Month Performance0.92%1.90%0.84%1.41%1 Year Performance-2.58%1.59%543.78%13.75% 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$10.390.0%N/A-2.4%$411.97MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.07+0.0%N/A-6.4%$1.62B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓OXLCOxford Lane Capital2.3164 of 5 stars$3.44+3.6%N/A-33.6%$1.56B$57.31M4.14601Positive NewsEx-DividendCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.75-0.3%N/A+13.2%$1.41B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2303 of 5 stars$11.23-0.2%$10.00-10.9%-19.6%$1.28B$434.37M8.91N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.722 of 5 stars$12.62+0.2%$13.50+7.0%-7.2%$1.17B$301.78M10.18N/AEarnings ReportNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.218 of 5 stars$10.23-0.2%$10.75+5.1%-15.9%$1.09B$371.67M13.46N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8588 of 5 stars$10.52+0.2%$10.96+4.1%-7.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.52658Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC2.9877 of 5 stars$9.600.0%$9.67+0.7%-4.2%$1.01B$286.17M10.0026News CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.191 of 5 stars$15.08-0.8%$16.50+9.4%-8.2%$986M$292.65M9.091,000News CoverageAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.17+0.2%N/A+1.5%$960.60MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund 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 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew law could create $3.7 trillion tsunami.During a meeting in Washington D.C., Jeff Brown discovered a bold initiative. 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