Compare · BLE vs MAIN
BLE vs MAIN
Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) and Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BLE and MAIN operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MAIN is the larger of the two at $4.94B, about 7.4x BLE ($671.1M).
- Over the past year, BLE is up 8.1% and MAIN is down 18.9% - BLE leads by 27.0 points.
- MAIN has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while BLE has been quiet.
- MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for BLE).
- Company
- BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
- Main Street Capital Corporation
- Price
- $10.53-0.19%
- $53.18-0.86%
- Market cap
- $671.1M
- $4.94B
- 1M return
- +0.77%
- +6.34%
- 1Y return
- +8.11%
- -18.91%
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Finance/Investors Services
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2002
- 2007
- News (4w)
- 0
- 10
- Recent ratings
- 0
- 12
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II 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 primarily invests long-term and short-term investments, and money market funds. The fund primarily in investment grade municipal bonds that are exempt from regular federal income tax. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II was formed on July 30, 2002 and is domiciled in United States.
Main Street Capital Corporation
Main Street Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancing. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It makes majority and minority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Latest BLE
- Director Hubbard Robert Glenn disposed of 661 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Romaglino Christian disposed of 770 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Oconnor Walter disposed of 95 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)
- Director Kalinoski Michael disposed of 6,570 shares, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 25-NSE filed by BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
- BlackRock Announces Completion of Certain Municipal CEF Reorganizations and Adoption of Discount Management Program
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Municipal Closed-End Funds
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
- BlackRock Announces Shareholder Approval of Certain Municipal CEF Reorganizations
Latest MAIN
- MSC Income Fund Announces Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule
- Main Street Capital Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Main Street Announces Preliminary Estimate of Second Quarter 2026 Operating Results
- Main Street Capital Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- MSC Income Fund Announces Second Quarter 2026 Private Loan Portfolio Activity
- Main Street Announces Second Quarter 2026 Private Loan Portfolio Activity
- EVP, GC, SECRETARY Beauvais Jason B sold $353,316 worth of shares (6,830 units at $51.73), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 196,185 units (SEC Form 4)
- Main Street Capital Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- MSC Income Fund Announces CEO Succession Plan
- Main Street Announces Amendment of its Corporate Credit Facility