Mfs Muni Inc Tr (MFM) Competitors $5.34 -0.03 (-0.56%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.34 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/12/2025 04:04 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 MFM vs. PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, ASA, PHK, BTO, CGBD, and PDTShould you be buying Mfs Muni Inc Tr stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mfs Muni Inc Tr include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings Bdc (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Mfs Muni Inc Tr vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings Bdc AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors ASA Gold and Precious Metals PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Mfs Muni Inc Tr (NYSE:MFM) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is MFM or PFLT a better dividend stock? Mfs Muni Inc Tr pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer MFM or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $10.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.89%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Mfs Muni Inc Tr.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mfs Muni Inc Tr 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MFM or PFLT? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Mfs Muni Inc Tr shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MFM or PFLT? Mfs Muni Inc Tr has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MFM or PFLT? In the previous week, Mfs Muni Inc Tr had 2 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mfs Muni Inc Tr and 2 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Mfs Muni Inc Tr's score of 0.92 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mfs Muni Inc Tr 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MFM or PFLT more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to Mfs Muni Inc Tr's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat Mfs Muni Inc Tr's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mfs Muni Inc TrN/A N/A N/A PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 45.36%10.76%4.65% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MFM or PFLT? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Mfs Muni Inc Tr. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMfs Muni Inc TrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APennantPark Floating Rate Capital$89.89M11.23$91.84M$0.8412.11 SummaryPennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Mfs Muni Inc Tr on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mfs Muni Inc Tr News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MFM 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 MFM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMfs Muni Inc TrFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$263.27M$3.91B$12.79B$21.59BDividend Yield2.40%6.13%5.40%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.7329.75Price / SalesN/A30.0130.8868.12Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.99%1.40%1.04%0.68%1 Month Performance3.99%2.65%2.38%3.10%1 Year Performance-6.81%3.30%539.26%14.39% Mfs Muni Inc Tr Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFMMfs Muni Inc TrN/A$5.34-0.6%N/A-7.3%$263.27MN/A0.00281Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.75 of 5 stars$10.21-0.8%$10.88+6.6%-11.8%$1.01B$89.89M7.29658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1138 of 5 stars$15.59-0.5%$16.50+5.9%-8.0%$1.01B$292.65M9.391,000Positive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.6382 of 5 stars$9.40-0.4%$9.67+2.8%-5.7%$988.93M$286.17M9.8026AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.26-0.3%N/A+1.9%$970.52M$70.19M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.810.0%N/A-11.0%$905.66MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$39.98-1.2%N/A+104.5%$860.64M$269.17M0.001,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.01-0.3%N/A-0.5%$858.32M$103.66M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.54-0.6%N/A+13.4%$741.12M$158.32M0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.6257 of 5 stars$13.69-1.1%$15.10+10.3%-19.2%$698.41M$232.59M11.42N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.41-0.2%N/A+1.7%$659.28M$108.25M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Barings Bdc Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors 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:MFM) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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