Which has higher earnings & valuation, TY or GAM?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 stronger valuation & earnings, GAM or MQY?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio General American Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is GAM or MQY more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American Investors N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GAM or MYI?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio General American Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is GAM or MYI more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American Investors N/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAM or VMO?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio General American Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Inv Vk Mun Opp N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is GAM or VMO more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Inv Vk Mun Opp N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IIM or GAM?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Invvlu Mu Incm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is IIM or GAM more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Invvlu Mu Incm N/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A

General American Investors (GAM) Competitors

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GAM vs. TY, MQY, MYI, VMO, and IIM

Should you buy General American Investors stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares General American Investors with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with General American Investors include Tri Continental (TY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Inv Vk Mun Opp (VMO), and Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.

How does General American Investors compare to Tri Continental?

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

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

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

In the previous week, Tri Continental had 1 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tri Continental and 0 mentions for General American Investors. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat General American Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	Positive
General American Investors	Neutral

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tri Continental and General American Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does General American Investors compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund?

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

General American Investors has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

General American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does General American Investors compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

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

In the previous week, General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	Neutral
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	Neutral

General American Investors has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

General American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does General American Investors compare to Inv Vk Mun Opp?

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

36.9% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inv Vk Mun Opp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	Neutral
Inv Vk Mun Opp	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Inv Vk Mun Opp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.

General American Investors has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inv Vk Mun Opp has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

General American Investors beats Inv Vk Mun Opp on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does General American Investors compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

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

Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Invvlu Mu Incm had 1 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Invvlu Mu Incm and 0 mentions for General American Investors. Invvlu Mu Incm's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat General American Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Invvlu Mu Incm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Invvlu Mu Incm	Positive
General American Investors	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

General American Investors beats Invvlu Mu Incm on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

GAM vs. The Competition

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Metric	General American Investors	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.50B	$4.75B	$13.83B	$23.23B
Dividend Yield	10.25%	6.86%	5.73%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.01	20.45	31.64
Price / Sales	N/A	38.58	136.08	21.39
Price / Cash	N/A	4.67	19.26	24.58
Price / Book	N/A	3.12	2.26	4.74
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.49%	-0.24%	0.88%	0.99%
1 Month Performance	-3.60%	-0.17%	1.34%	0.97%
1 Year Performance	12.32%	11.92%	15.14%	24.40%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
GAM General American Investors	N/A	$62.37 -0.1%	N/A	+13.3%	$1.50B	N/A	N/A	3,313
TY Tri Continental	N/A	$35.20 -1.8%	N/A	+12.3%	$1.87B	N/A	N/A	N/A
MQY BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund	N/A	$11.42 -0.2%	N/A	+4.4%	$1.72B	N/A	N/A	N/A
MYI BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	$10.94 +0.2%	N/A	+5.7%	$1.34B	N/A	N/A	147,000
VMO Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	$9.75 -0.1%	N/A	+9.0%	$657.20M	N/A	N/A	N/A

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GAM vs. TY, MQY, MYI, VMO, and IIM

How does General American Investors compare to Tri Continental?

Is TY or GAM more profitable?

Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer TY or GAM?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TY or GAM?

Which has more volatility & risk, TY or GAM?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TY or GAM?

Summary

How does General American Investors compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund?

Is GAM or MQY a better dividend stock?

Is GAM or MQY more profitable?

Does the media prefer GAM or MQY?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAM or MQY?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GAM or MQY?

Which has more risk & volatility, GAM or MQY?

Summary

How does General American Investors compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

Does the media prefer GAM or MYI?

Which has more risk and volatility, GAM or MYI?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GAM or MYI?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GAM or MYI?

Is GAM or MYI a better dividend stock?

Is GAM or MYI more profitable?

Summary

How does General American Investors compare to Inv Vk Mun Opp?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GAM or VMO?

Is GAM or VMO more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GAM or VMO?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAM or VMO?

Is GAM or VMO a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, GAM or VMO?

Summary

How does General American Investors compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

Is IIM or GAM a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IIM or GAM?

Is IIM or GAM more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, IIM or GAM?

Does the media favor IIM or GAM?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IIM or GAM?

Summary

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