BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) Competitors $11.94 -0.04 (-0.33%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MUA vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, DOGZ, MMU, MYD, NQP, RCS, PPT, and RFIShould you be buying BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund vs. General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Dogness (International) Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MUA or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniAssets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund received 1 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave BlackRock MuniAssets Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniAssets FundOutperform Votes9667.61% Underperform Votes4632.39% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Does the media favor MUA or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat General American Investors' score of 1.21 indicating that BlackRock MuniAssets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniAssets Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive General American Investors 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MUA or GAM a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MUA or GAM? 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MUA or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 MUA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniAssets FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$463.19M$8.31B$10.42B$19.87BDividend Yield5.56%6.41%10.14%3.50%P/E RatioN/A0.4545.8635.66Price / SalesN/A14.353,479.1517.95Price / CashN/A7.0130.6917.98Price / BookN/A0.943.774.59Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-3.75%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.58%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance18.64%11.36%24.11%24.67% BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.94-0.3%N/A+19.4%$463.19MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$49.57-0.3%N/A+19.1%$1.19BN/A0.003,313Ex-DividendPositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.32-0.2%N/A+8.8%$902.50MN/A0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.33-0.3%N/A+6.8%$773.20MN/A0.00147,000DOGZDogness (International)0.9688 of 5 stars$45.80-5.2%N/A+1,412.0%$614.76M$14.85M0.00320Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.44+0.1%N/A+5.6%$569.67MN/A0.00147,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$11.16-0.2%N/A+10.4%$521.63MN/A0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.77+0.1%N/A+9.3%$437.73MN/A0.00147,000RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.68-0.1%N/A+36.4%$354.28MN/A0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.54+0.3%N/A+4.1%$339.83MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.63+0.2%N/A+14.5%$334.82MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives NQP Alternatives RCS Alternatives PPT Alternatives RFI Alternatives 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:MUA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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