Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NYSE:NXP) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer NXP or MPV?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NXP or MPV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio	$31.69M	21.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXP or MPV?

Barings Participation Investors received 6 more outperform votes than Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.96% of users gave Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio an outperform vote while only 60.16% of users gave Barings Participation Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio	Outperform Votes 71 63.96%	Underperform Votes 40 36.04%
Barings Participation Investors	Outperform Votes 77 60.16%	Underperform Votes 51 39.84%

Is NXP or MPV a better dividend stock?

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%.

Which has more risk & volatility, NXP or MPV?

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NXP or MPV?

16.2% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NXP or MPV?

In the previous week, Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Participation Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio and 0 mentions for Barings Participation Investors. Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Barings Participation Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio	Very Positive
Barings Participation Investors	Neutral

Is NXP or MPV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio beats Barings Participation Investors on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.