MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) Competitors $3.05 +0.01 (+0.33%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MGF vs. EVN, MYN, KTF, HQL, SAR, MIY, ASG, TWN, MHN, and MINShould you be buying MFS Government Markets Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Government Markets Income Trust include Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Government Markets Income Trust vs. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Liberty All-Star Growth Fund The Taiwan Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund MFS Intermediate Income Trust Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:MGF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVN or MGF? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust received 136 more outperform votes than MFS Government Markets Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes13662.39% Underperform Votes8237.61% MFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVN or MGF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EVN or MGF? 54.8% of MFS Government Markets Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EVN or MGF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A MFS Government Markets Income Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, EVN or MGF? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EVN or MGF? In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than MFS Government Markets Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for MFS Government Markets Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat MFS Government Markets Income Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Positive MFS Government Markets Income Trust Negative Is EVN or MGF a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. MFS Government Markets Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. SummaryEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust beats MFS Government Markets Income Trust on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Government Markets Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGF 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 MGF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Government Markets Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$99.40M$8.70B$11.78B$19.94BDividend Yield7.83%6.85%6.02%3.71%P/E RatioN/A0.4525.2441.41Price / SalesN/A12.6528.3616.25Price / CashN/A6.8017.2619.84Price / BookN/A0.982.655.76Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$993.25M7 Day Performance0.33%2.03%2.92%3.12%1 Month Performance-1.61%1.39%0.91%4.75%1 Year Performance-3.17%6.38%14.70%18.83% MFS Government Markets Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGFMFS Government Markets Income TrustN/A$3.05+0.3%N/A-3.2%$99.40MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.91-0.8%N/A+4.2%$393.10M$19.28M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$10.06+0.1%N/A+1.2%$385.43M$19.20M0.00N/AKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.36-0.6%N/A+7.0%$366.66M$14.44M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.35-0.1%N/A-3.4%$365.14M$86.69M0.00N/ASARSaratoga Investment2.0565 of 5 stars$24.25+0.3%$25.42+4.8%+8.0%$347.89M$46.93M15.853,211Analyst DowngradeMIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.34+0.1%N/A+3.1%$333.00M$18.58M0.00N/AASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.59-1.2%N/A+13.4%$325.55M$37.15M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTWNThe Taiwan FundN/A$38.20-2.1%N/A+9.9%$325.16M$99.70M0.00N/AMHNBlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality FundN/A$10.40+0.2%N/A+0.4%$314.52M$13.59M0.00N/AMINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.66flatN/A-3.1%$302.70M$27.88M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors The Taiwan Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors 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:MGF) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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