BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO) Competitors $5.89 -0.04 (-0.67%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.90 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEO vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, AWF, BBDC, BCSF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (NYSE:LEO) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to LEO or CET? In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Central Securities and 1 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals' score of 1.81 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Central Securities 2 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 volatility and risk, LEO or CET? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LEO or CET a better dividend stock? BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Is LEO or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LEO or CET? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LEO or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.78N/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEO 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 LEO 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 LEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$367.52M$3.93B$12.27B$20.74BDividend Yield2.25%6.57%5.64%3.66%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3228.05Price / SalesN/A63.9827.1456.18Price / CashN/A17.8421.2923.05Price / BookN/A1.122.114.33Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.32M7 Day Performance0.26%1.22%1.28%1.97%1 Month Performance-0.67%0.26%-0.39%-1.60%1 Year Performance-6.51%2.39%544.34%14.39% BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.89-0.7%N/A-6.5%$367.52MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.42+0.1%N/A+14.4%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6108 of 5 stars$11.02-0.8%$12.00+8.9%-17.8%$1.29B$434.37M24.48N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.883 of 5 stars$12.41+0.4%$13.50+8.8%-4.0%$1.16B$113.46M9.99N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8308 of 5 stars$10.13-2.0%$10.67+5.3%-15.1%$1.09B$371.67M10.10N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4078 of 5 stars$10.38-0.4%$10.96+5.6%-2.9%$1.03B$84.09M7.40658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.19+0.1%N/A+3.4%$964.48MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.8951 of 5 stars$9.15-0.3%$9.67+5.7%-3.9%$961.87M$286.17M9.7126News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6694 of 5 stars$14.65-0.2%$16.50+12.6%-1.4%$946.13M$292.65M8.381,000Earnings ReportHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.88-0.2%N/A-17.7%$855.03MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.92+0.1%N/A+2.6%$842.87MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund 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:LEO) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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