Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) Competitors $9.94 -0.01 (-0.10%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.94 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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. GAB, STEW, OXLC, RVT, BCAT, GSBD, CET, MUC, MFIC, and NMFCShould you be buying Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust include The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Royce Value Trust (RVT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Central Securities (CET), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust vs. The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Oxford Lane Capital Royce Value Trust BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Goldman Sachs BDC Central Securities BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAB or EVN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Gabelli Equity Trust$203.01M7.98N/AN/AN/AEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.57M10.22N/AN/AN/A Is GAB or EVN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Gabelli Equity TrustN/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Is GAB or EVN a better dividend stock? The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GAB or EVN? The Gabelli Equity Trust received 21 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote while only 62.39% of users gave Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Gabelli Equity TrustOutperform Votes15763.82% Underperform Votes8936.18% Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes13662.39% Underperform Votes8237.61% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GAB or EVN? 7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by 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 GAB or EVN? In the previous week, The Gabelli Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.43 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 The Gabelli Equity Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 1 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 more risk & volatility, GAB or EVN? The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryThe Gabelli Equity Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 7 of the 10 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 {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 EVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$394.29M$7.45B$10.86B$18.42BDividend Yield5.01%7.07%5.77%4.18%P/E RatioN/A3.5221.5631.09Price / Sales10.2224.1925.4926.53Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.52Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.35%1.18%1.82%1.42%1 Month Performance-4.33%-5.23%-4.03%-7.92%1 Year Performance0.71%0.20%535.48%1.71% 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$9.94-0.1%N/A+0.7%$394.29M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.01-0.9%N/A+1.3%$1.54B$203.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$15.55-1.6%N/A+15.1%$1.50B$550.34M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.092 of 5 stars$4.31-0.7%N/A-11.7%$1.49B$194.42M5.19601Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$12.62-3.0%N/A-3.0%$1.46B$9.80M0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$13.22-3.2%N/A-9.9%$1.42B$197.67M0.00147,000Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.4475 of 5 stars$10.08-4.9%$13.00+29.0%-31.1%$1.18B$78.71M14.39N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$40.83-0.5%N/A+5.9%$1.18B$296.20M0.006News CoverageMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.63-1.3%N/A-3.9%$1.02B$38.10M0.00147,000Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.4507 of 5 stars$10.88-5.4%$14.60+34.2%-23.2%$1.02B$110.35M6.97N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3283 of 5 stars$9.33-6.7%$11.00+17.9%-22.4%$1.01B$123.78M8.89N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Gabelli Equity Trust Alternatives SRH Total Return Fund Alternatives Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives Royce Value Trust Alternatives BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance 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 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Top Secret $9 Trillion AI SuperweaponJeff Brown spotted Nvidia at $1. 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