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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) Competitors

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$10.92 +0.04 (+0.37%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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MYI vs. TY, GAM, MQY, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, PPT, and PMO

Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III include Tri-Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III vs.

Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Tri-Continental received 146 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Tri-ContinentalOutperform Votes
223
71.02%
Underperform Votes
91
28.98%
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIOutperform Votes
77
59.23%
Underperform Votes
53
40.77%

Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III had 1 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and 2 mentions for Tri-Continental. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Tri-Continental's score of 0.56 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tri-Continental
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tri-Continental$321.66M5.13N/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III$38.59M19.26N/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tri-ContinentalN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A

10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MYI vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$743.25M$7.83B$11.28B$19.37B
Dividend Yield5.04%6.80%5.57%3.75%
P/E RatioN/A3.6922.6533.02
Price / Sales19.2616.0425.7326.58
Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54
Price / BookN/A0.952.734.53
Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.86%-0.69%0.21%-1.27%
1 Month Performance-3.15%-2.20%495.52%-4.01%
1 Year Performance-4.71%4.48%533.07%3.45%

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$10.92
+0.4%
N/A-4.7%$743.25M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑
TY
Tri-Continental
N/A$31.01
+0.6%
N/A-0.6%$1.67B$321.66M0.00N/A
GAM
General American Investors
N/A$50.25
+1.0%
N/A+8.6%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑
MQY
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
N/A$11.68
+0.2%
N/A-4.7%$853.47M$43.54M0.00N/A
MMU
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
N/A$10.17
flat
N/A-2.2%$555.48M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MYD
BlackRock MuniYield Fund
N/A$10.49
+0.2%
N/A-4.8%$489.21M$24.27M0.00147,000Upcoming Earnings
NQP
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund
N/A$11.31
-0.4%
N/A-5.9%$420.98M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑
Negative News
MUA
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
N/A$10.74
+0.3%
N/A-3.1%$415.25M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑
DOGZ
Dogness (International)
0.7402 of 5 stars
$29.25
+6.3%
N/A+381.1%$372.38M$14.85M0.00320
PPT
Putnam Premier Income Trust
N/A$3.57
-0.7%
N/A+2.1%$343.20M$32.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑
PMO
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust
N/A$10.27
-1.3%
N/A-0.8%$326.70M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
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