BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN) Competitors

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, MHN or BCSF?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MHN or BCSF more profitable?

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 43.62% compared to BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.90% beat BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	43.62%	11.90%	5.43%

Does the media prefer MHN or BCSF?

In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 7 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.62 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MHN or BCSF?

28.2% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MHN or BCSF a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MHN or BCSF?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund received 51 more outperform votes than Bain Capital Specialty Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 44.12% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 111 66.07%	Underperform Votes 57 33.93%
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	Outperform Votes 60 44.12%	Underperform Votes 76 55.88%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MHN or BCSF?

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$297.79M	4.04	$123.38M	$1.99	9.35

Do analysts rate MHN or BCSF?

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.99%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.