BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN) Competitors

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) and Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) 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, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend MYN or MCI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MYN or MCI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	$12.49M	31.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MYN or MCI?

In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.82 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Barings Corporate Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MYN or MCI a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%.

Which has more risk & volatility, MYN or MCI?

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MYN or MCI?

Barings Corporate Investors received 88 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.65% of users gave Barings Corporate Investors an outperform vote while only 72.14% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 145 72.14%	Underperform Votes 56 27.86%
Barings Corporate Investors	Outperform Votes 233 75.65%	Underperform Votes 75 24.35%

Is MYN or MCI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MYN or MCI?

29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Barings Corporate Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.