BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) Competitors $11.00 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MUA vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, DOGZ, MMU, MYD, NQP, PPT, RCS, and PMOShould 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), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO). 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 Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. 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 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% 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 $4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MUA or GAM? 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, MUA or GAM? BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MUA or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniAssets FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American Investors$301.04M4.09N/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer MUA or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's score of 1.67 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Very Positive General American Investors Very Positive SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. 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$425.26M$8.37B$10.77B$19.18BDividend Yield5.73%6.74%9.94%3.58%P/E RatioN/A0.4432.6341.22Price / SalesN/A14.62190.1817.58Price / CashN/A7.0330.5621.28Price / BookN/A0.882.715.32Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.34%-2.96%-2.86%-3.45%1 Month Performance-8.33%-2.31%-2.81%-3.73%1 Year Performance2.42%3.73%11.15%12.06% BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.00flatN/A+3.7%$425.26MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$52.65+1.1%N/A+22.0%$1.26BN/A0.003,313Insider TradePositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.54+0.3%N/A-4.3%$916.39M$43.54M0.00N/ANews CoverageMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.27+0.1%N/A-4.3%$767.07M$38.59M0.00147,000Positive NewsDOGZDogness (International)0.552 of 5 stars$51.83-2.0%N/A+1,250.6%$659.85M$14.85M0.00320News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.33-0.8%N/A+1.4%$564.23MN/A0.00147,000MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$11.02flatN/A-2.5%$514.19MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.73-0.1%N/A-2.5%$436.61M$32.93M0.00147,000PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.63flatN/A-1.4%$349.46MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.45+0.7%N/A+27.0%$343.22MN/A0.00N/APMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.55+0.5%N/A-1.6%$335.61M$19.08M0.00801 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives NQP Alternatives PPT Alternatives RCS Alternatives PMO 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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