Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV) Competitors

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NPV) 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, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, ASA or NPV?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASA or NPV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor ASA or NPV?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 15 more articles in the media than Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 1 mentions for Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.88 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ASA or NPV a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASA or NPV?

11.7% of Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASA or NPV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals and Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.