BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD) Competitors $9.88 -0.02 (-0.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.88 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 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 MYD vs. TY, GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, NQP, MUA, PPT, PMO, and RFIShould you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund include Tri-Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniYield Fund vs. Tri-Continental General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media favor MYD or TY? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Fund and 1 mentions for Tri-Continental. BlackRock MuniYield Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Tri-Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tri-Continental 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in MYD or TY? 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, MYD or TY? BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MYD or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Fund$8.74M52.71N/AN/AN/ATri-Continental$321.66M4.78N/AN/AN/A Is MYD or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield FundN/A N/A N/A Tri-Continental N/A N/A N/A Is MYD or TY a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MYD or TY? Tri-Continental received 63 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.40% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Fund an outperform vote while only 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield FundOutperform Votes16072.40% Underperform Votes6127.60% Tri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% SummaryBlackRock MuniYield Fund and Tri-Continental tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$460.84M$7.45B$10.83B$18.43BDividend Yield5.48%7.13%6.00%4.22%P/E RatioN/A3.5321.6731.10Price / Sales52.7119.8525.1426.38Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.872.564.30Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.56%2.02%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance-5.80%-5.10%-3.76%-7.77%1 Year Performance-7.95%0.16%535.17%2.31% BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.88-0.2%N/A-7.4%$460.84M$8.74M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageTYTri-ContinentalN/A$28.77+0.5%N/A-3.9%$1.55B$321.66M0.00N/ANews CoverageGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$49.79+1.4%N/A+8.3%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑News CoverageMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.92+1.5%N/A-9.2%$798.00M$16.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.50+2.0%N/A-5.3%$714.66M$11.53M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.67+0.9%N/A-3.3%$528.17M$60.65M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.09+1.1%N/A-4.1%$412.79M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.07+0.5%N/A-9.1%$389.35M$35.87M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.51+0.6%N/A+3.8%$337.90M$22.60M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.72+1.8%N/A-0.8%$309.20M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.40+2.3%N/A+6.8%$304.29M$17.51M0.00N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives MMU Alternatives NQP Alternatives MUA Alternatives PPT Alternatives PMO Alternatives RFI 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:MYD) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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