BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN) Competitors

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, MHN or CET?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MHN or CET?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York 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 MHN or CET a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MHN or CET?

28.2% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor MHN or CET?

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's score of -0.63 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 MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Central Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, MHN or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is MHN or CET more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MHN or CET?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund received 111 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 111 66.07%	Underperform Votes 57 33.93%
Central Securities	N/A	N/A

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund and Central Securities tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.