Mfs Govt Mkts (NYSE:MGF) vs. BKF Capital Group (OTCMKTS:BKFG) Critical Survey

Risk & Volatility

Mfs Govt Mkts has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BKF Capital Group has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.8% of Mfs Govt Mkts shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of BKF Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mfs Govt Mkts and BKF Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mfs Govt Mkts	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKF Capital Group	0.42%	0.35%	0.29%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mfs Govt Mkts and BKF Capital Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mfs Govt Mkts	$5.59 million	17.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKF Capital Group	$8.08 million	6.75	-$670,000.00	$0.05	1,880.00

Mfs Govt Mkts has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BKF Capital Group.

Summary

BKF Capital Group beats Mfs Govt Mkts on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mfs Govt Mkts

MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S. government agencies, international sovereigns, U.S. treasuries, cash and other net assets, emerging markets debt, high grade corporates, and residential mortgage backed securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index. MFS Government Markets Income Trust was formed in May 28, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.

About BKF Capital Group

BKF Capital Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, invests in publicly and privately owned businesses in the United States. The company also provides investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions advisory, and capital raising services to lower and middle-market companies. It also manufactures and markets data storage system products and power solutions under the Qualstar brand name. BKF Capital Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.