DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $9.00 +0.06 (+0.67%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.01 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 04/25/2025 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 KTF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, MUC, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, PFLT, 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), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Municipal Income Trust vs. Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to CET or KTF? In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of 0.82 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive DWS 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) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CET or KTF? Central Securities has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CET or KTF a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CET or KTF? DWS Municipal Income Trust received 112 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral SecuritiesN/AN/ADWS Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes11265.88% Underperform Votes5834.12% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CET or KTF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$296.20M4.27N/AN/AN/ADWS Municipal Income Trust$35.07M10.05N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in CET or KTF? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CET or KTF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryDWS Municipal Income Trust beats Central Securities on 5 of the 9 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$352.56M$6.71B$11.04B$18.70BDividend Yield6.32%6.99%5.65%4.08%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.7132.61Price / Sales10.0521.9525.8528.40Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.892.564.45Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.69%3.24%3.43%5.20%1 Month Performance-3.43%-2.65%-1.32%-3.24%1 Year Performance-3.02%1.45%537.89%4.62% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.00+0.7%N/A-3.0%$352.56M$35.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$43.39+1.1%N/A+6.3%$1.26B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.3523 of 5 stars$10.21+1.0%$13.00+27.3%-30.3%$1.20B$78.71M14.59N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.1014 of 5 stars$11.16+0.9%$14.50+29.9%-20.7%$1.05B$110.35M7.15N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.1198 of 5 stars$9.34+1.1%$11.00+17.8%-20.4%$1.01B$123.78M8.90N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.37+1.2%N/A-1.9%$995.97M$6.39M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.3564 of 5 stars$14.58+2.5%$18.00+23.5%-5.7%$942.09M$138.19M7.331,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsBBDCBarings BDC1.6357 of 5 stars$8.44+0.8%$9.50+12.6%-5.0%$889.65M$123.59M8.1226AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.07+0.7%N/A+1.8%$868.34M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.3507 of 5 stars$9.66+1.5%$11.67+20.8%-11.7%$849.66M$114.06M6.90658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.12+1.6%N/A-0.7%$765.45M$186.46M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives MUC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives HQH 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:KTF) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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