General American Investors (GAM) Competitors $56.62 +0.42 (+0.75%) As of 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GAM vs. TY, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, and DOGZShould you be buying General American Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General American Investors include Tri Continental (TY), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), INVVLU MU INCM (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), INV VK TR INV (VGM), INV VK MUN TR (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. General American Investors vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental INV VK MUN OPP INVVLU MU INCM Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund INV VK TR INV INV VK MUN TR Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust INV VK CA VALU Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Dogness (International) General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Is GAM or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer GAM or TY? In the previous week, General American Investors had 4 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat General American Investors' score of 1.13 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General American Investors 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 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) Very Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAM or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, GAM or TY? General American Investors has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GAM or TY? 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GAM or TY a better dividend stock? General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. SummaryGeneral American Investors and Tri Continental tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get General American Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GAM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral American InvestorsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.33B$3.73B$12.05B$20.62BDividend Yield8.45%6.81%5.58%3.77%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0828.04Price / SalesN/A16.5025.7236.84Price / CashN/A17.4321.3421.91Price / BookN/A1.172.284.59Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance1.96%1.67%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance3.42%2.96%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance13.36%2.91%541.13%14.61% General American Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.62+0.7%N/A+13.2%$1.33BN/A0.003,313News CoveragePositive NewsTYTri ContinentalN/A$30.77+0.3%N/A+2.6%$1.59BN/A0.00N/AVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.06-0.1%N/A-7.9%$611.01MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementIIMINVVLU MU INCMN/A$11.60flatN/A-5.6%$545.99MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.82-0.6%N/A-3.1%$539.63MN/A0.00147,000VGMINV VK TR INVN/A$9.44+0.2%N/A-6.5%$510.86MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementVKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.10+0.2%N/A-7.1%$502.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.33+0.2%N/A-5.3%$492.35MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementVCVINV VK CA VALUN/A$10.16+0.2%N/A+0.0%$485.61MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.07+0.4%N/A-8.0%$410.56MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementDOGZDogness (International)0.154 of 5 stars$29.21-0.8%N/A-45.6%$374.92M$14.85M0.00320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives VMO Alternatives IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives IQI Alternatives VCV Alternatives NQP Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GAM) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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