VGM vs. BTO, VKQ, MYD, DSU, IFN, VCV, PEO, MVF, MUJ, and NQP
Should you be buying Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), The India Fund (IFN), Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (NYSE:VGM) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 1 mentions for Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals' score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals received 13 more outperform votes than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals an outperform vote while only 70.14% of users gave John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund an outperform vote.
38.1% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%.
Summary
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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