ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, PTY or ASA?

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PTY or ASA a better dividend stock?

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PTY or ASA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor PTY or ASA?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 18 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 2 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 1.59 indicating that Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is PTY or ASA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTY or ASA?

10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PTY or ASA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and ASA Gold and Precious Metals tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.