DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $9.43 -0.03 (-0.32%) (As of 12:08 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KTF vs. CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, CGBD, HQH, PHK, and BTOShould 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), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). 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 AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, KTF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDWS Municipal Income Trust$14.44M25.58N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$300.48M4.29N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 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 insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is KTF or CET a better dividend stock? DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Does the media refer more to 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. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment DWS Municipal Income Trust Negative Central Securities Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, KTF or CET? DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDWS Municipal Income Trust beats Central Securities on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyKamala’s final humiliation The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. I’m not talking about Tesla, Palantir, or anything else you’ve heard parroted by the mainstream financial press. No. These are Trump’s Secret Stocks. It’s all waiting for you here. 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$369.40M$8.36B$11.40B$19.10BDividend Yield6.78%6.84%5.69%3.63%P/E RatioN/A0.4524.9640.30Price / Sales25.5815.2726.8918.59Price / CashN/A7.0318.5321.25Price / BookN/A0.892.605.26Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$988.83M7 Day Performance-0.11%-0.08%0.30%0.44%1 Month Performance-6.26%-4.38%-4.15%-5.30%1 Year Performance6.07%3.08%10.71%11.36% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.43-0.3%N/A+6.5%$369.40M$14.44M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$45.68+0.3%N/A+21.4%$1.30B$300.48M0.006MFICMidCap Financial Investment1.7533 of 5 stars$13.42flat$14.71+9.6%-1.0%$1.26B$121.29M8.60N/AShort Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.5127 of 5 stars$11.10-1.5%$11.00-0.9%-11.9%$1.20B$124.62M10.57N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.0256 of 5 stars$17.29+0.3%$17.00-1.7%+17.5%$1.12B$146.71M8.691,000Short Interest ↑BBDCBarings BDC1.8153 of 5 stars$9.41flat$10.00+6.3%+11.0%$993.31M$127.89M8.7126Short Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.57-0.1%N/A+4.7%$911.45M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.5144 of 5 stars$17.90-0.6%$16.67-6.9%+22.2%$911.22M$107.43M10.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.33+0.2%N/A-0.8%$826.71M$186.46M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.89+0.2%N/A-2.2%$714.57M$92.95M0.00147,000Negative NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.14+0.6%N/A+18.3%$693.73M$132.65M0.002,719Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives CGBD Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives BTO 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 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrading 5-7 Stocks to Profit $1,300 a Day?If you want a straightforward, faster, and potentially more reliable way to trade… Learn this strategy by w...Prosper Trading Academy | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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