General American Investors (GAM) Competitors $56.60 -0.57 (-1.00%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.66 +0.05 (+0.10%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GAM vs. TY, VMO, MMU, IIM, AGS, VGM, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and NQPShould 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), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), INVVLU MU INCM (IIM), PlayAGS (AGS), INV VK TR INV (VGM), INV VK MUN TR (VKQ), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. General American Investors vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental INV VK MUN OPP Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund INVVLU MU INCM PlayAGS INV VK TR INV INV VK MUN TR INV VK CA VALU Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the media prefer TY or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 5 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for Tri Continental. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Tri Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Tri Continental Neutral General American Investors Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, TY or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock? Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Is TY or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri ContinentalN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TY or GAM? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned 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. Which has more risk & volatility, TY or GAM? Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Tri Continental on 4 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$1.34B$3.75B$12.05B$20.65BDividend Yield8.31%6.66%5.62%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7529.03Price / SalesN/A23.9725.9666.13Price / CashN/A18.0121.3322.84Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.71%-0.25%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance0.60%-0.89%-0.84%-2.09%1 Year Performance13.65%0.83%537.11%10.09% General American Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.60-1.0%N/A+11.2%$1.34BN/A0.003,313News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTYTri ContinentalN/A$32.36+0.6%N/A+2.2%$1.67BN/A0.00N/AVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$8.93-0.4%N/A-10.3%$604.27MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.87+0.3%N/A-7.2%$537.45MN/A0.00147,000IIMINVVLU MU INCMN/A$11.30flatN/A-9.2%$531.87MN/A0.00147,000AGSPlayAGS2.1483 of 5 stars$12.50+0.2%$12.50+9.1%$515.75M$394.86M10.68770Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeVGMINV VK TR INVN/A$9.45+0.2%N/A-8.4%$511.41MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageVKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.01+0.4%N/A-9.6%$496.36MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsVCVINV VK CA VALUN/A$10.02-1.5%N/A-4.7%$487.05MN/A0.00N/AIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.15+0.9%N/A-8.6%$479.13MN/A0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.81+0.0%N/A-12.7%$402MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives VMO Alternatives MMU Alternatives IIM Alternatives AGS Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives VCV Alternatives IQI Alternatives NQP 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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