Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) Competitors

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (NYSE:MMU) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, MMU or TY?

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MMU or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor MMU or TY?

In the previous week, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's score of 0.33 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	Neutral
Tri Continental	Positive

Is MMU or TY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is MMU or TY a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MMU or TY?

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

Summary

Tri Continental beats Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.