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BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors

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$7.28
-0.04 (-0.55%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

MVF vs. TY, RVT, GAB, GSBD, STEW, CET, GAM, QQQX, MUC, and HQH

Should you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Tri-Continental (TY), Royce Value Trust (RVT), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Central Securities (CET), General American Investors (GAM), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Tri-Continental had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tri-Continental and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 0.19 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniVest Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Tri-Continental
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tri-ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BlackRock MuniVest Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Tri-Continental
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Tri-Continental received 223 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/A
Tri-ContinentalOutperform Votes
223
71.02%
Underperform Votes
91
28.98%

48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A
Tri-Continental N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Tri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MVF vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock MuniVest FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$468.83M$7.89B$10.43B$19.25B
Dividend Yield4.91%6.37%10.23%3.53%
P/E RatioN/A0.9843.7743.31
Price / SalesN/A14.963,389.4014.52
Price / CashN/A7.2230.0020.89
Price / BookN/A0.934.105.40
Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$991.46M$985.39M
7 Day Performance0.14%-0.49%-0.35%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-4.34%-2.50%0.26%-0.97%
1 Year Performance15.92%15.55%22.65%25.05%

BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MVF
BlackRock MuniVest Fund
N/A$7.28
-0.5%
N/A+16.5%$468.83MN/A0.00147,000News Coverage
TY
Tri-Continental
N/A$33.10
flat
N/A+26.9%$1.78BN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
RVT
Royce Value Trust
N/A$15.44
+0.4%
N/A+25.3%$1.72B$151.28M0.0050Positive News
GAB
The Gabelli Equity Trust
N/A$5.41
+0.4%
N/A+13.8%$1.63B$147.98M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
2.1715 of 5 stars
$13.67
+1.3%
$13.00
-4.9%
-5.0%$1.60B$454.91M16.08N/AUpcoming Earnings
News Coverage
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$15.73
+0.8%
N/A+22.4%$1.52BN/A0.00N/A
CET
Central Securities
N/A$46.99
+0.8%
N/A+30.6%$1.33B$300.48M0.006Positive News
GAM
General American Investors
N/A$53.34
+0.0%
N/A+28.7%$1.28B$301.04M0.003,313Positive News
QQQX
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund
N/A$25.43
-0.1%
N/A+18.5%$1.24BN/A0.00N/APositive News
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
N/A$11.13
-1.2%
N/A+18.2%$1.08BN/A0.00147,000Positive News
HQH
Abrdn Healthcare Investors
N/A$18.23
-0.5%
N/A+21.8%$922.89M$74.55M0.00147,000News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:MVF) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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