BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (NYSE:MIY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, CET or MIY?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or MIY a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Do analysts rate CET or MIY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Securities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, CET or MIY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CET or MIY?

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund received 82 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 82 69.49%	Underperform Votes 36 30.51%

Is CET or MIY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CET or MIY?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CET or MIY?

In the previous week, Central Securities and Central Securities both had 2 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's score of 0.22 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund beats Central Securities on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.