BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT) Competitors $10.12 +0.03 (+0.25%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.12 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 MVT vs. BBDC, AWF, PFLT, CGBD, HQH, NXP, PHK, MUJ, PDT, and BTOShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II include Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II vs. Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio PIMCO High Income Fund BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (NYSE:MVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Is BBDC or MVT a better dividend stock? Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Barings BDC pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts recommend BBDC or MVT? Barings BDC presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Barings BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barings BDC is more favorable than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barings BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00BlackRock MuniVest Fund II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer BBDC or MVT? In the previous week, Barings BDC had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barings BDC and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Barings BDC's score of 0.44 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Barings BDC Neutral BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Positive Which has more volatility and risk, BBDC or MVT? Barings BDC has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund II has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BBDC or MVT? Barings BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniVest Fund II. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings BDC$123.59M7.40$110.29M$1.048.34BlackRock MuniVest Fund II$4.73M45.44N/AN/AN/A Is BBDC or MVT more profitable? Barings BDC has a net margin of 38.54% compared to BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's net margin of 0.00%. Barings BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat BlackRock MuniVest Fund II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings BDC38.54% 10.94% 4.95% BlackRock MuniVest Fund II N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBDC or MVT? 44.1% of Barings BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Barings BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBDC or MVT? BlackRock MuniVest Fund II received 62 more outperform votes than Barings BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.74% of users gave BlackRock MuniVest Fund II an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave Barings BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarings BDCOutperform Votes10357.54% Underperform Votes7642.46% BlackRock MuniVest Fund IIOutperform Votes16571.74% Underperform Votes6528.26% SummaryBarings BDC beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund II on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniVest Fund II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MVT 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 MVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$215.06M$7.45B$10.84B$18.41BDividend Yield4.62%7.07%5.97%4.20%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.5331.07Price / Sales45.4424.1925.4326.55Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.53Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.55%1.18%1.88%1.42%1 Month Performance-3.75%-4.86%-3.66%-7.33%1 Year Performance-2.92%0.31%535.80%2.27% BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVTBlackRock MuniVest Fund IIN/A$10.13+0.2%N/A-3.2%$215.06M$4.73M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBBDCBarings BDC1.9242 of 5 stars$8.16-5.8%$10.00+22.6%-6.0%$859.61M$123.59M7.8426High Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$9.77-2.5%N/A+0.4%$842.04M$152.17M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.0438 of 5 stars$9.37-6.8%$12.00+28.1%-12.3%$823.88M$114.06M6.69658Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.0166 of 5 stars$13.91-5.8%$17.00+22.2%-11.4%$752.64M$99.28M7.77N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$14.20-4.4%N/A-6.3%$752.29M$186.46M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$13.99-1.2%N/A-2.0%$662.43M$75.19M0.0040,400Ex-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.43-4.2%N/A-3.2%$646.62M$99.89M0.00147,000High Trading VolumeMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.03-0.9%N/A-3.7%$595.47M$29.93M0.00N/AEx-DividendPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$11.69-2.7%N/A+14.4%$574.73M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$28.85-2.4%N/A+15.2%$569.56M$142.41M0.002,719Short Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BBDC Alternatives AWF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives CGBD Alternatives HQH Alternatives NXP Alternatives PHK Alternatives MUJ Alternatives PDT Alternatives BTO 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:MVT) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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