DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $9.54 +0.08 (+0.79%) As of 01/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KTF vs. CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, MUC, PFLT, AWF, CGBD, and HQHShould you be buying DWS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DWS Municipal Income Trust include Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Municipal Income Trust vs. Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability. Is KTF or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DWS Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KTF or CET? 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, KTF or CET? DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KTF or CET? In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for Central Securities. DWS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Central Securities' score of 0.95 indicating that DWS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment DWS Municipal Income Trust Positive Central Securities Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor KTF or CET? DWS Municipal Income Trust received 112 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDWS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes11265.88% Underperform Votes5834.12% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A Which has better earnings and valuation, KTF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is KTF or CET a better dividend stock? DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. SummaryDWS Municipal Income Trust beats Central Securities on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DWS Municipal Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KTF 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 KTF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDWS Municipal Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$372.31M$8.21B$11.91B$20.33BDividend Yield7.30%6.77%5.76%3.62%P/E RatioN/A0.4624.4642.08Price / SalesN/A14.9427.7816.77Price / CashN/A7.0618.1220.35Price / BookN/A0.982.725.92Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.07B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.58%0.42%0.92%0.44%1 Month Performance0.80%2.76%2.17%5.51%1 Year Performance6.68%5.69%13.80%17.36% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.53+0.7%N/A+7.0%$373.29MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.07-0.6%N/A+26.1%$1.34BN/A0.006MFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9185 of 5 stars$13.77-0.2%$14.71+6.9%-1.3%$1.29B$276.52M8.83N/AAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9937 of 5 stars$11.52-0.2%$11.00-4.5%-10.9%$1.24B$374.84M10.97N/ANews CoverageBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6151 of 5 stars$17.92+0.7%$17.00-5.1%+15.8%$1.16B$297.79M9.011,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageBBDCBarings BDC1.6934 of 5 stars$9.98+0.8%$10.00+0.3%+10.1%$1.05B$289.20M9.2426Short Interest ↓MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.75flatN/A-2.2%$1.03BN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital1.3138 of 5 stars$11.29+0.1%$12.00+6.3%-2.7%$939.25M$186.35M7.89658Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.870.0%N/A+4.2%$936.89MN/A0.00N/ADividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.0114 of 5 stars$18.39+0.4%$16.67-9.4%+18.5%$936.24M$241.63M10.27N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.85+0.4%N/A+5.0%$903.52MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives MUC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives AWF Alternatives CGBD Alternatives HQH Alternatives 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:KTF) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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