DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) Competitors $8.65 -0.07 (-0.81%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.65 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 04:14 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. GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, PHK, HQH, and ASAShould you be buying DWS Municipal Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DWS Municipal Income Trust include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. DWS Municipal Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PIMCO High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.43%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than DWS Municipal Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00DWS Municipal Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to GSBD or KTF? In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 3 more articles in the media than DWS Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 1 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust. DWS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.78 indicating that DWS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DWS 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, GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GSBD or KTF more profitable? Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to DWS Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat DWS Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC36.17% 13.95% 6.17% DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Is GSBD or KTF a better dividend stock? Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GSBD or KTF? Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than DWS Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M2.97$62.87M$1.268.96DWS Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in GSBD or KTF? 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 9 of the 13 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 KTF 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 TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$341.59M$3.92B$12.53B$21.09BDividend Yield3.68%6.38%5.47%3.55%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3328.89Price / SalesN/A46.8927.0553.03Price / CashN/A17.9519.1818.23Price / BookN/A1.142.284.69Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance0.34%0.28%1.46%1.90%1 Month Performance1.57%1.69%1.25%1.72%1 Year Performance-11.41%0.99%541.13%10.19% DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.65-0.8%N/A-10.8%$341.59MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.366 of 5 stars$11.23-0.2%$10.00-10.9%-19.4%$1.28B$434.37M8.91N/ANews CoverageDividend CutMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9576 of 5 stars$12.62+0.2%$13.50+7.0%-4.9%$1.17B$301.78M10.18N/AAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.3882 of 5 stars$10.23-0.2%$10.75+5.1%-15.9%$1.09B$371.67M13.46N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4398 of 5 stars$10.52+0.2%$10.96+4.1%-8.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.52658Positive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC3.1071 of 5 stars$9.600.0%$9.67+0.7%-3.8%$1.01B$286.17M10.0026BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.8305 of 5 stars$15.08-0.8%$16.50+9.4%-7.2%$986M$292.65M9.091,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.17+0.2%N/A+0.6%$960.60MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88-1.7%N/A+1.6%$850.60MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+0.1%N/A-13.6%$841.87MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsEx-DividendASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$35.24+0.3%N/A+81.1%$755.94MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives AWF Alternatives PHK Alternatives HQH Alternatives ASA 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 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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