Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO) Competitors $9.98 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.99 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PMO vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, and VCVShould you be buying Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust vs. General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAM or PMO? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust received 27 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.40% of users gave Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Putnam Municipal Opportunities TrustOutperform Votes12267.40% Underperform Votes5932.60% Which has more risk and volatility, GAM or PMO? General American Investors has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GAM or PMO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GAM or PMO? 36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GAM or PMO? In the previous week, General American Investors and General American Investors both had 1 articles in the media. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment General American Investors Neutral Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Negative Is GAM or PMO a better dividend stock? General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAM or PMO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral American Investors$251.67M4.83N/AN/AN/APutnam Municipal Opportunities Trust$69.50M4.57N/AN/AN/A SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PMO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$317.63M$6.78B$11.26B$19.21BDividend Yield4.25%6.92%5.76%4.00%P/E RatioN/A3.5322.3933.44Price / Sales4.5721.6726.4029.13Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.52Price / BookN/A0.872.714.55Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.37%1.42%1.70%2.15%1 Month Performance-1.92%-1.57%0.33%-2.08%1 Year Performance2.04%2.21%538.68%5.45% Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$9.99-0.1%N/A+2.6%$317.63M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↑Negative NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$50.14+0.1%N/A+12.7%$1.18B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.01-0.4%N/A-5.3%$804.58M$16.07M0.00N/APositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.47-0.5%N/A-3.1%$712.62M$11.53M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.27-0.5%N/A+0.6%$625.18M$65.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageIIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.70-0.1%N/A+4.3%$550.88M$55.51M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.94-0.5%N/A+0.3%$542.91M$60.65M0.00147,000VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.58-0.3%N/A+1.1%$519.49M$54.04M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.34flatN/A+0.6%$516.84M$53.97M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.37-0.5%N/A+1.2%$495.52M$52.90M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageVCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.97-0.8%N/A+9.0%$477.67M$51.29M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Alternatives Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Alternatives Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Alternatives Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Alternatives Invesco Municipal Trust Alternatives Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PMO) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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