MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT) Competitors

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE:MMT) and BARINGS BDC (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MMT or BBDC?

19.0% of MFS Multimarket Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of BARINGS BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BARINGS BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MMT or BBDC?

In the previous week, MFS Multimarket Income Trust and MFS Multimarket Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. BARINGS BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's score of 0.48 indicating that BARINGS BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	Neutral
BARINGS BDC	Positive

Is MMT or BBDC more profitable?

BARINGS BDC has a net margin of 35.21% compared to MFS Multimarket Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. BARINGS BDC's return on equity of 10.74% beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
BARINGS BDC	35.21%	10.74%	4.80%

Is MMT or BBDC a better dividend stock?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. BARINGS BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. BARINGS BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BARINGS BDC has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. BARINGS BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate MMT or BBDC?

BARINGS BDC has a consensus target price of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Given BARINGS BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BARINGS BDC is more favorable than MFS Multimarket Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BARINGS BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, MMT or BBDC?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BARINGS BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MMT or BBDC?

BARINGS BDC has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Multimarket Income Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$21.54M	11.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
BARINGS BDC	$286.17M	3.38	$110.29M	$0.94	9.76

Summary

BARINGS BDC beats MFS Multimarket Income Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.