BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $6.66 -0.01 (-0.07%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.66 0.00 (-0.08%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MVF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Is MVF or CET a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Which has more volatility and risk, MVF or CET? BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MVF or CET? 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MVF or CET? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MVF or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MVF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.78N/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniVest Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MVF 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 MVF 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 MVF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniVest FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$402.29M$3.83B$12.21B$20.70BDividend Yield4.14%6.58%5.65%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6328.45Price / SalesN/A18.8626.2756.07Price / CashN/A17.6921.2823.21Price / BookN/A1.122.114.33Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$996.14M7 Day Performance0.53%1.22%1.27%1.98%1 Month Performance1.14%0.39%-0.02%-0.84%1 Year Performance-10.30%2.56%540.35%14.36% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.67-0.1%N/A-9.9%$402.29MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.49-0.4%N/A+13.6%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6077 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-21.8%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0395 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-5.6%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/AUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8376 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-14.8%$1.14B$118.17M10.55N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4002 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-2.4%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBBDCBarings Bdc3.2043 of 5 stars$9.43-1.6%$9.67+2.5%-4.0%$1.01B$286.17M10.0326News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.543 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-2.3%$991.19M$292.65M8.701,000Earnings ReportAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A+3.9%$949.39MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.04-1.0%N/A-17.2%$872.03MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.85+0.1%N/A+2.8%$830.02MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Barings Bdc Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors Alternatives PIMCO High Income Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MVF) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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