BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) 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, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GSBD or MYN?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC	$78.71M	18.38	$195.87M	$0.57	21.64
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	$19.20M	19.63	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GSBD or MYN more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 17.01% compared to BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 15.72% beat BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	17.01%	15.72%	7.08%
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor GSBD or MYN?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's score of 0.63 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC	Positive
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GSBD or MYN?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GSBD or MYN?

Goldman Sachs BDC received 129 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.14% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 55.35% of users gave Goldman Sachs BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goldman Sachs BDC	Outperform Votes 274 55.35%	Underperform Votes 221 44.65%
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 145 72.14%	Underperform Votes 56 27.86%

Is GSBD or MYN a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 224.6% 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 prefer GSBD or MYN?

Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.39%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GSBD or MYN?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.