Blackrock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund Common Stock (MPA)

FairStock Score: 43/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at MPA not as an operating company but as a closed-end fund holding Pennsylvania tax-exempt municipal bonds. The business is simple: collect interest and pay distributions. At $9.77 on 2026-10-13, market cap is $145.8M. The FairStock calculation shows P/B 0.79, so it trades below book value, which is the first thing I notice. But FairStock's P/E is 29.61, and the Graham Number is $9.59, leaving a margin of safety of -1.88% — in other words, no Graham-style bargain at this price. FairStock's ROE is only 2.69% and ROCE 2.26%, while D/E is 0.63. The Piotroski F-Score is 1/9 and Altman Z-Score 0.73, both weak in FairStock's calculations, though these corporate metrics are awkward for a fund. The dividend yield is 5.63%, and beta 0.57 suggests lower volatility than stocks. Revenue and profit growth are unavailable, and the Lynch category is none because there are zero years of filed results against a three-year requirement. A closed-end muni fund has little pricing power or moat except BlackRock's stewardship and the tax-exempt mandate. The 52-week range $9.51–$11.87 shows shares near the low. My conclusion: the discount to book and tax-exempt yield are the attractions, but the earnings, health scores, and lack of margin of safety keep it from being a compelling Graham-style value. I'd watch the discount and distribution coverage.

In plain English: BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund is a closed-end fund that invests mostly in Pennsylvania municipal bonds, aiming to pay income free from federal and Pennsylvania taxes. Its shares trade a bit below the stated value of its assets, but the fund's profits are small, its financial strength scores are weak, and the dividend is the main attraction. Based on the numbers provided, the price looks roughly fair rather than clearly cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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