BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) Competitors $11.70 -0.03 (-0.26%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.70 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MQY vs. TY, GAM, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, PPT, and PMOShould you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund include Tri-Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund vs. Tri-Continental General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Is MQY or TY a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Does the media refer more to MQY or TY? In the previous week, Tri-Continental had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tri-Continental and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Neutral Tri-Continental Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MQY or TY? Tri-Continental received 113 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% Tri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MQY or TY? 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MQY or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund$43.54M19.64N/AN/AN/ATri-Continental$321.66M5.22N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, MQY or TY? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MQY or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A N/A N/A Tri-Continental N/A N/A N/A SummaryTri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MQY 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 MQY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$855.00M$7.95B$11.41B$19.65BDividend Yield4.96%6.81%5.57%3.74%P/E RatioN/A3.7022.8333.63Price / Sales19.6416.0925.4827.48Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.962.704.60Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.04%-0.24%0.72%-0.18%1 Month Performance-2.38%-1.50%496.39%-2.01%1 Year Performance-4.92%1.95%536.70%4.92% BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.70-0.3%N/A-4.3%$855.00M$43.54M0.00N/ATYTri-ContinentalN/A$31.03+1.4%N/A+2.3%$1.67B$321.66M0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$51.10+1.5%N/A+10.9%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑MYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A-4.0%$755.70M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.32+0.7%N/A-0.9%$563.67M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.62+0.6%N/A-4.1%$495.51M$24.27M0.00147,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.38flatN/A-5.1%$423.59M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Negative NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.94+0.9%N/A-2.2%$422.98M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑DOGZDogness (International)0.7658 of 5 stars$29.70-12.1%N/A+354.2%$378.11M$14.85M0.00320Gap UpPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58+0.3%N/A+1.4%$344.64M$32.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.32-0.1%N/A-0.3%$328.29M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives GAM Alternatives MYI Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives NQP Alternatives MUA Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives PPT Alternatives PMO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MQY) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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