BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) Competitors $11.05 -0.11 (-0.99%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MUA vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, PPT, PMO, RFI, and DOGZShould 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), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). 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 Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Dogness (International) BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% 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 6.1%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MUA or GAM? 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, MUA or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniAssets Fund$46.97M9.10N/AN/AN/AGeneral American Investors$251.67MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer MUA or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Positive General American Investors Positive SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniAssets Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUA 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 MUA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniAssets FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$427.24M$8.06B$11.38B$19.92BDividend Yield6.02%6.81%5.64%3.90%P/E RatioN/A3.4824.6934.16Price / Sales9.1011.8325.3430.29Price / CashN/A7.5117.7017.60Price / BookN/A1.022.554.70Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.41%-0.32%-0.09%-2.49%1 Month Performance-0.40%0.47%-0.22%-3.16%1 Year Performance-0.18%4.78%13.75%8.03% BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.05-1.0%N/A+0.7%$427.24M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$51.38-1.1%N/A+12.6%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.86-0.3%N/A-2.3%$866.69M$43.54M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.16-0.4%N/A-2.0%$759.24M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.39-0.8%N/A+3.2%$567.22M$60.65M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.770.0%N/A-3.2%$502.27M$24.27M0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.63-0.2%N/A+1.3%$432.89M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.59-1.2%N/A+1.0%$345.12M$32.69M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.68-0.2%N/A+5.8%$339.58M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↑News CoverageRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.16+0.2%N/A+4.1%$322.87M$19.06M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑DOGZDogness (International)1.0564 of 5 stars$24.83-10.8%N/A+359.0%$316.09M$14.85M0.00320Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives NQP Alternatives PPT Alternatives PMO Alternatives RFI Alternatives DOGZ 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 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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