Tri-Continental (TY) Competitors

The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GAB or TY?

7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GAB or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate GAB or TY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tri-Continental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GAB or TY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer GAB or TY?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Equity Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust and 1 mentions for Tri-Continental. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tri-Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAB or TY?

Tri-Continental received 66 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%
Tri-Continental	Outperform Votes 223 71.02%	Underperform Votes 91 28.98%

Is GAB or TY a better dividend stock?

The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

Which has more volatility and risk, GAB or TY?

The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tri-Continental beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.