BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, MIY or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MIY or CET?

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund received 82 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 82 69.49%	Underperform Votes 36 30.51%
Central Securities	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, MIY or CET?

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MIY or CET?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Central Securities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is MIY or CET more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer MIY or CET?

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is MIY or CET a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MIY or CET?

24.2% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund beats Central Securities on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.