BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $6.59 +0.05 (+0.76%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.60 +0.01 (+0.15%) As of 08/29/2025 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. BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, AWF, and HQHShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MVF or BCAT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniVest Fund$11.04M36.02N/AN/AN/ABlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.17N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, MVF or BCAT? BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MVF or BCAT? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund's score of 1.61 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniVest Fund Very Positive BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Very Positive Is MVF or BCAT a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.6%. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MVF or BCAT? 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MVF or BCAT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniVest FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryBlackRock MuniVest Fund and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust tied by winning 4 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. 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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$397.47M$3.88B$12.49B$21.25BDividend Yield3.76%6.19%5.42%3.50%P/E RatioN/AN/A229.1229.33Price / Sales36.0224.7832.0069.18Price / CashN/A18.0019.0618.27Price / BookN/A1.152.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$997.71M7 Day Performance0.08%0.45%0.53%0.77%1 Month Performance-0.60%2.44%4.55%6.95%1 Year Performance-11.07%1.13%541.64%11.66% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.59+0.8%N/A-11.1%$397.47M$11.04M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.79-0.2%N/A-9.4%$1.59B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.93-0.1%N/A+12.0%$1.44B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3643 of 5 stars$11.29-1.2%$10.00-11.4%-19.0%$1.30B$161.13M8.96N/APositive NewsEx-DividendMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.5953 of 5 stars$13.03-0.8%$13.30+2.1%-5.1%$1.23B$301.78M12.06N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2387 of 5 stars$10.34-0.5%$10.75+4.0%-13.4%$1.11B$89.05M13.61N/APositive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC2.2448 of 5 stars$9.71-0.1%$9.67-0.4%-1.4%$1.02B$286.17M10.1126BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.7945 of 5 stars$15.40-0.5%$16.50+7.1%-7.6%$1.00B$292.65M9.281,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5697 of 5 stars$10.08-1.1%$10.88+7.9%-9.3%$999.62M$89.89M7.20658Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.26+0.9%N/A+0.9%$961.46MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.16-1.3%N/A-12.8%$882.26MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives BARINGS BDC Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives abrdn Healthcare Investors 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 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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