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AGM vs BFK
Side-by-side comparison of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AGM and BFK operate in Finance Companies (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- AGM is the larger of the two at $2.26B, about 3.6x BFK ($621.8M).
- Over the past year, AGM is up 28.9% and BFK is up 0.8% - AGM leads by 28.1 points.
- AGM has hit the wire 7 times in the past 4 weeks while BFK has been quiet.
- AGM has more recent analyst coverage (6 ratings vs 0 for BFK).
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for various loans made to borrowers in the United States. It operates through four segments: Farm & Ranch, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Guarantees, Rural Utilities, and Institutional Credit. The Farm & Ranch segment purchases and retains eligible mortgage loans that are secured by first liens on agricultural real estate; securitizes eligible mortgage loans, and guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on securities representing interests in or obligations secured by pools of mortgage loans; and issues long-term standby purchase commitments (LTSPC) on designated eligible mortgage loans. The USDA Guarantees segment purchases portions of certain agricultural and rural development loans guaranteed by the USDA. The Rural Utilities segment purchases and guarantees securities that are backed by loans for electric or telecommunications facilities by lenders organized as cooperatives to borrowers; and purchases eligible rural utilities loans and guarantees of securities backed by those loans, as well as LTSPCs for pools of eligible rural utilities loans. The Institutional Credit segment guarantees and purchases general obligations of lenders and other financial institutions that are secured by pools of loans eligible under the Farmer Mac's Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, or Rural Utilities lines of business. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds that are exempt from regular federal income tax. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust was formed on July 31, 2001 and is domiciled in United States.
Latest AGM
- Director Gales Amy H was granted 97 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 6,177 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Logan Lyle was granted 84 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 516 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sexton Robert G was granted 40 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 0.28% to 14,308 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Junkins Lowell was granted 7 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 0.06% to 10,941 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ware Todd P was granted 20 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 0.44% to 4,515 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Engebretsen James R was granted 83 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 0.49% to 16,928 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mckissack Eric T was granted 20 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 0.69% to 2,915 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Pasdar Nader claimed no ownership of stock in the company (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Maines Robert J claimed ownership of 3,966 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Willie Kerry T claimed ownership of 3,663 units of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock (SEC Form 3)
Latest BFK
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
- Director Hubbard Robert Glenn disposed of 336 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kalinoski Michael disposed of 5 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Harris Stayce D. disposed of 11 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 25-NSE filed by BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
- BlackRock Announces Completion of Certain Municipal CEF Reorganizations and Adoption of Discount Management Program
- Portfolio Manager Oconnor Walter converted options into 172 shares and returned $1,744 worth of shares to the company (172 units at $10.17) (SEC Form 4)
- Portfolio Manager Romaglino Christian converted options into 132 shares and returned $1,339 worth of shares to the company (132 units at $10.17) (SEC Form 4)