DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (KSM) Competitors $10.07 +0.03 (+0.30%) (As of 11/13/2024) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KSM vs. ASA, MCI, MYN, KTF, HQL, TWN, SAR, MIY, ASG, and TPVGShould you be buying DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust include ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust vs. ASA Gold and Precious Metals Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors The Taiwan Fund Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KSM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Is ASA or KSM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A N/A N/A DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, ASA or KSM? ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASA or KSM? ASA Gold and Precious Metals received 1 more outperform votes than DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.49% of users gave ASA Gold and Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 66.93% of users gave DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformASA Gold and Precious MetalsOutperform Votes8670.49% Underperform Votes3629.51% DWS Strategic Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes8566.93% Underperform Votes4233.07% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASA or KSM? 53.8% of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ASA or KSM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ADWS Strategic Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to ASA or KSM? In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 4 more articles in the media than DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 0 mentions for DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ASA Gold and Precious Metals Positive DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust Neutral Is ASA or KSM a better dividend stock? ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. SummaryASA Gold and Precious Metals beats DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 KSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDWS Strategic Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$111.27M$8.28B$10.57B$19.87BDividend Yield3.14%6.46%10.17%3.53%P/E RatioN/A0.4649.3442.94Price / SalesN/A15.073,455.5418.99Price / CashN/A6.9730.5017.86Price / BookN/A0.902.765.52Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance-0.05%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-0.59%-1.92%7.27%1.05%1 Year Performance24.17%11.36%24.63%24.67% DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KSMDWS Strategic Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.07+0.3%N/A+24.0%$111.27MN/A0.00N/AASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$20.01+0.2%N/A+43.9%$430.70M$65.95M0.001,100MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.55-1.0%N/A+15.5%$396.87MN/A0.00N/AMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.35+0.5%N/A+7.4%$396.51MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.96+0.1%N/A+18.6%$390.13MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.81-3.4%N/A+17.4%$377.70MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownTWNThe Taiwan FundN/A$42.48-1.3%N/A+34.4%$361.51MN/A0.00N/AGap DownSARSaratoga Investment2.027 of 5 stars$25.85+0.9%$25.42-1.7%+0.2%$356.73M$143.72M16.753,211MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.64+0.3%N/A+8.7%$341.75MN/A0.00N/AASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.70+0.4%N/A+14.7%$331.97MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC1.6447 of 5 stars$8.05+1.3%$7.85-2.5%-24.0%$322.39M$24.23M37.88N/AAnalyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors The Taiwan Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 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:KSM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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