MQT vs. MQY, HQH, MYI, PHK, NXP, PEO, MUJ, BTO, IFN, and DSU
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), The India Fund (IFN), and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (NYSE:MQT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund received 22 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.97% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%.
25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.47 indicating that BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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