BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $7.28 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 02/21/2025 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 MVF vs. OXLC, GAB, BCAT, STEW, GSBD, CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, and BBDCShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), and Barings BDC (BBDC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. Oxford Lane Capital The Gabelli Equity Trust BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust SRH Total Return Fund Goldman Sachs BDC Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital received 197 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOxford Lane CapitalOutperform Votes19758.81% Underperform Votes13841.19% BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOxford Lane Capital$194.42M8.98$287.10M$0.836.08BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OXLC or MVF? 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is OXLC or MVF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oxford Lane CapitalN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniVest Fund N/A N/A N/A Is OXLC or MVF a better dividend stock? Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.8%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 126.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, OXLC or MVF? Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor OXLC or MVF? In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital and Oxford Lane Capital both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 1.36 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oxford Lane Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock MuniVest Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 5 of the 8 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 {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 MVF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniVest FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$439.69M$8.33B$11.67B$20.21BDividend Yield4.86%6.65%5.37%3.64%P/E RatioN/A0.6722.9630.80Price / SalesN/A15.6426.4615.58Price / CashN/A7.5217.9020.60Price / BookN/A1.042.594.90Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.28%-0.28%-1.40%-1.05%1 Month Performance0.55%1.45%0.68%-1.09%1 Year Performance4.00%5.66%14.94%13.70% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.28-0.1%N/A+3.7%$439.69MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.7617 of 5 stars$5.06-1.7%N/A+0.0%$1.75B$194.42M6.10601Positive NewsGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.56-0.1%N/A+4.6%$1.68BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.57-2.0%N/A-0.1%$1.67B$211.29M0.00147,000STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.88+0.1%N/A+14.9%$1.63B$550.34M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.9636 of 5 stars$12.96+0.6%$13.00+0.3%-13.6%$1.52B$454.91M18.51N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.00+0.2%N/A+22.6%$1.36BN/A0.006News CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.7886 of 5 stars$14.49+0.3%$14.86+2.5%+3.5%$1.36B$276.52M9.29N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.3432 of 5 stars$11.93+0.4%$11.00-7.8%-5.1%$1.29B$374.84M11.36N/AUpcoming EarningsPositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8855 of 5 stars$18.32+0.6%$17.50-4.5%+21.7%$1.18B$297.79M9.211,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBBDCBarings BDC2.1451 of 5 stars$10.23-0.7%$10.00-2.2%+18.6%$1.08B$289.20M9.4726Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives The Gabelli Equity Trust Alternatives BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives SRH Total Return Fund Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Barings BDC 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:MVF) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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