BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) Competitors $10.92 +0.04 (+0.37%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.92 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/28/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MYI vs. TY, GAM, MQY, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, PPT, and PMOShould 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 General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TY or MYI? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIOutperform Votes7759.23% Underperform Votes5340.77% Is TY or MYI a better dividend stock? 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%. Does the media favor TY or MYI? 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 Which has more risk & volatility, TY or MYI? 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, TY or MYI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri-Continental$321.66M5.13N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III$38.59M19.26N/AN/AN/A Is TY or MYI more profitable? 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TY or MYI? 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. SummaryTri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MYI 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 MYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$743.25M$7.83B$11.28B$19.37BDividend Yield5.04%6.80%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.6533.02Price / Sales19.2616.0425.7326.58Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.952.734.53Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.92+0.4%N/A-4.7%$743.25M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑TYTri-ContinentalN/A$31.01+0.6%N/A-0.6%$1.67B$321.66M0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$50.25+1.0%N/A+8.6%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.68+0.2%N/A-4.7%$853.47M$43.54M0.00N/AMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.17flatN/A-2.2%$555.48M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.49+0.2%N/A-4.8%$489.21M$24.27M0.00147,000Upcoming EarningsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.31-0.4%N/A-5.9%$420.98M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Negative NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.74+0.3%N/A-3.1%$415.25M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑DOGZDogness (International)0.7402 of 5 stars$29.25+6.3%N/A+381.1%$372.38M$14.85M0.00320PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.57-0.7%N/A+2.1%$343.20M$32.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.27-1.3%N/A-0.8%$326.70M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tri-Continental Competitors General American Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Dogness (International) Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors 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:MYI) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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