BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ) Competitors

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (NYSE:MUJ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor PTY or MUJ?

In the previous week, PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 0.47 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PTY or MUJ?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund received 4 more outperform votes than PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.97% of users gave BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 64.92% of users gave PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Outperform Votes 124 64.92%	Underperform Votes 67 35.08%
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 128 64.97%	Underperform Votes 69 35.03%

Which has better valuation & earnings, PTY or MUJ?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$211.84M	10.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	$29.93M	19.89	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PTY or MUJ?

10.3% of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PTY or MUJ a better dividend stock?

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%.

Which has more volatility & risk, PTY or MUJ?

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PTY or MUJ more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund beats PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.