BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD) Competitors $11.16 -0.02 (-0.18%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MYD vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, DOGZ, MMU, MUA, NQP, RCS, PPT, and RFIShould you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniYield Fund vs. General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Dogness (International) Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking. Does the media favor MYD or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 6 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Fund. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat BlackRock MuniYield Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Fund Neutral General American Investors Positive Which has more volatility & risk, MYD or GAM? BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MYD or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is MYD or GAM a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Is MYD or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield FundN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in MYD or GAM? 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MYD or GAM? BlackRock MuniYield Fund received 65 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.40% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield FundOutperform Votes16072.40% Underperform Votes6127.60% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide Get BlackRock MuniYield Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MYD 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 MYD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniYield FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$520.73M$8.31B$10.51B$19.96BDividend Yield5.67%6.41%10.13%3.49%P/E RatioN/A0.4546.1836.42Price / SalesN/A12.073,478.9217.94Price / CashN/A7.0230.6021.28Price / BookN/A0.944.064.59Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.67%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-3.13%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance10.22%11.36%24.11%24.67% BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$11.16-0.2%N/A+10.4%$520.73MN/A0.00147,000GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$49.57-0.3%N/A+19.1%$1.19BN/A0.003,313Ex-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.32-0.2%N/A+8.8%$900.35MN/A0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.33-0.3%N/A+6.8%$771.15M$38.59M0.00147,000DOGZDogness (International)0.9708 of 5 stars$45.80-5.2%N/A+1,412.0%$583.03M$14.85M0.00320Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.44+0.1%N/A+5.6%$569.96MN/A0.00147,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.94-0.3%N/A+19.4%$461.46M$46.97M0.00147,000Positive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.77+0.1%N/A+9.3%$438.08MN/A0.00147,000RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.84+2.1%N/A+36.4%$361.19MN/A0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.54+0.3%N/A+4.1%$340.80MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.63+0.2%N/A+14.5%$335.33MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives MMU Alternatives MUA Alternatives NQP Alternatives RCS Alternatives PPT Alternatives RFI 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:MYD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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