PUTNAM MAST INT (PIM) Competitors

INV VK MUN OPP (NYSE:VMO) and PUTNAM MAST INT (NYSE:PIM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is VMO or PIM a better dividend stock?

INV VK MUN OPP pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. PUTNAM MAST INT pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VMO or PIM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
INV VK MUN OPP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PUTNAM MAST INT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is VMO or PIM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
INV VK MUN OPP	N/A	N/A	N/A
PUTNAM MAST INT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, VMO or PIM?

INV VK MUN OPP has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PUTNAM MAST INT has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VMO or PIM?

42.6% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of PUTNAM MAST INT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of PUTNAM MAST INT shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to VMO or PIM?

In the previous week, INV VK MUN OPP had 1 more articles in the media than PUTNAM MAST INT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for INV VK MUN OPP and 0 mentions for PUTNAM MAST INT. INV VK MUN OPP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat PUTNAM MAST INT's score of 0.00 indicating that INV VK MUN OPP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
INV VK MUN OPP	Very Positive
PUTNAM MAST INT	Neutral

Summary

INV VK MUN OPP beats PUTNAM MAST INT on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.