MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN) Competitors $2.75 +0.02 (+0.73%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MIN vs. BCSF, BBDC, HQH, MFIC, CGBD, PHK, ECC, NXP, BTO, and CIONShould you be buying MFS Intermediate Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Intermediate Income Trust include Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Intermediate Income Trust vs. Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Abrdn Healthcare Investors MidCap Financial Investment Carlyle Secured Lending PIMCO High Income Fund Eagle Point Credit Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund CION Investment MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking. Is MIN or BCSF a better dividend stock? MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 84.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is MIN or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 43.90% compared to MFS Intermediate Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 12.09% beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Bain Capital Specialty Finance 43.90%12.09%5.49% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MIN or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS Intermediate Income Trust$4.35M71.92N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$146.76M7.32$123.38M$2.008.32 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MIN or BCSF? 50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MIN or BCSF? MFS Intermediate Income Trust received 88 more outperform votes than Bain Capital Specialty Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.76% of users gave MFS Intermediate Income Trust an outperform vote while only 43.70% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMFS Intermediate Income TrustOutperform Votes14764.76% Underperform Votes8035.24% Bain Capital Specialty FinanceOutperform Votes5943.70% Underperform Votes7656.30% Which has more volatility and risk, MIN or BCSF? MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MIN or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than MFS Intermediate Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MFS Intermediate Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ABain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer MIN or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 4 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 1 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MFS Intermediate Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.49 indicating that MFS Intermediate Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MFS Intermediate 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats MFS Intermediate Income Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here Get MFS Intermediate Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MIN 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 MIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Intermediate Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$312.94M$7.88B$10.47B$19.27BDividend Yield8.89%6.37%10.20%3.53%P/E RatioN/A0.9843.2541.72Price / Sales71.9219.183,256.7614.65Price / CashN/A7.1930.0320.86Price / BookN/A0.933.975.39Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$992.99M$985.39M7 Day Performance1.48%-0.49%-0.35%-0.71%1 Month Performance0.36%-2.51%0.25%-0.97%1 Year Performance4.17%15.55%22.81%25.05% MFS Intermediate Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MINMFS Intermediate Income TrustN/A$2.75+0.7%N/A+5.4%$312.94M$4.35M0.00N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.9757 of 5 stars$16.78+0.2%$17.00+1.3%+7.9%$1.08B$146.76M8.391,000Upcoming EarningsBBDCBarings BDC1.812 of 5 stars$9.90+0.7%$10.00+1.1%+6.9%$1.04B$289.20M9.5126Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.23-0.5%N/A+21.8%$922.89M$74.55M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.1721 of 5 stars$13.54+0.4%$15.00+10.8%+1.8%$883.53M$125.13M7.92N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.5624 of 5 stars$17.36+0.9%$16.67-4.0%+21.4%$881.80M$117.86M8.77N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.06-0.2%N/A+13.0%$739.42MN/A0.00147,000ECCEagle Point Credit2.8612 of 5 stars$9.58-0.4%$10.00+4.4%+0.0%$736.78M$130.04M5.60N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.82-0.3%N/A+11.1%$693.72MN/A0.0040,400Positive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.20+2.5%N/A+37.0%$674.29M$132.65M0.002,719News CoverageCIONCION Investment2.5259 of 5 stars$11.98+0.6%$12.50+4.4%+17.1%$641.73M$138.48M5.10N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Barings BDC Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors CION Investment 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:MIN) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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