PUTNAM MUN OPPO (PMO) Competitors

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

Is PMO or VMO a better dividend stock?

PUTNAM MUN OPPO pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. INV VK MUN OPP pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PMO or VMO?

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

Does the media prefer PMO or VMO?

In the previous week, INV VK MUN OPP had 1 more articles in the media than PUTNAM MUN OPPO. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for INV VK MUN OPP and 4 mentions for PUTNAM MUN OPPO. INV VK MUN OPP's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat PUTNAM MUN OPPO's score of 0.16 indicating that INV VK MUN OPP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PUTNAM MUN OPPO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
INV VK MUN OPP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PMO or VMO?

PUTNAM MUN OPPO has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK MUN OPP has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PMO or VMO more profitable?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PMO or VMO?

20.4% of PUTNAM MUN OPPO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of PUTNAM MUN OPPO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

INV VK MUN OPP beats PUTNAM MUN OPPO on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.