Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM) Competitors

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

Is TY or IIM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, TY or IIM?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TY or IIM?

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 Invvlu Mu Incm's score of 0.48 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
Invvlu Mu Incm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TY or IIM?

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
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TY or IIM?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TY or IIM a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%.

Summary

Tri Continental beats Invvlu Mu Incm on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.