Compare · MAIN vs MHF
MAIN vs MHF
Side-by-side comparison of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) and Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MAIN and MHF operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MAIN is the larger of the two at $5.04B, about 31.6x MHF ($159.5M).
- Over the past year, MAIN is down 16.6% and MHF is up 1.6% - MHF leads by 18.2 points.
- MAIN has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while MHF has been quiet.
- MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for MHF).
- Company
- Main Street Capital Corporation
- Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
- Price
- $53.64-0.98%
- $6.87-0.72%
- Market cap
- $5.04B
- $159.5M
- 1M return
- +6.34%
- -0.87%
- 1Y return
- -16.59%
- +1.63%
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Finance/Investors Services
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2007
- 1988
- News (4w)
- 10
- 0
- Recent ratings
- 12
- 0
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.
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests primarily in intermediate and long-term municipal debt securities issued by state and local governments including U.S. territories and possessions, political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The fund seeks to invest in investment grade debt securities rated in one of the four highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. was formed on November 28, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
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
Latest MHF
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of June, July and August 2026
- Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Stout Kim
- Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of January 31, 2026
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of March, April and May 2026
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2025, January and February 2026