ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASA or PTY?

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

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

10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ASA or PTY more profitable?

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

Is ASA or PTY a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%.

Which has more volatility & risk, ASA or PTY?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ASA or PTY?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 4 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 0.64 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.