BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) Competitors

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) and PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, MYI or PHK?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MYI or PHK?

In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund and 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III. PIMCO High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's score of 0.73 indicating that PIMCO High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PIMCO High Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MYI or PHK?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is MYI or PHK more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is MYI or PHK a better dividend stock?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MYI or PHK?

34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MYI or PHK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MYI or PHK?

PIMCO High Income Fund received 98 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.56% of users gave PIMCO High Income Fund an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	Outperform Votes 77 59.23%	Underperform Votes 53 40.77%
PIMCO High Income Fund	Outperform Votes 175 70.56%	Underperform Votes 73 29.44%

Summary

PIMCO High Income Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.