General American Investors (GAM) Competitors

Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TY or GAM?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer TY or GAM?

In the previous week, Tri Continental and Tri Continental both had 1 articles in the media. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat General American Investors' score of 1.15 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
General American Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TY or GAM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	$321.66M	5.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	$207.98M	6.78	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

Is TY or GAM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, TY or GAM?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tri Continental beats General American Investors on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.