Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.68 +0.01 (+0.14%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.68 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 03:59 AM 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 PPT vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, VCV, and IQIShould you be buying Putnam Premier Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Premier Income 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 California Value Municipal Income Trust (VCV), and Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Premier Income Trust vs. Its Competitors 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 California Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PPT or GAM? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust received 46 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.20% of users gave Putnam Premier Income Trust an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPutnam Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Is PPT or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Premier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPT or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.66N/AN/AN/AGeneral American Investors$251.67M5.08N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PPT or GAM a better dividend stock? Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Does the media refer more to PPT or GAM? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust and 1 mentions for General American Investors. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat General American Investors' score of 1.08 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General American Investors 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats General American Investors on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Putnam Premier Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPT 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 PPT 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 PPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Premier Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$354.27M$7.12B$11.69B$19.81BDividend Yield8.48%6.79%5.66%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0135.67Price / Sales15.6624.6826.9246.74Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.52Price / BookN/A0.922.884.84Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.27%0.76%1.46%1.94%1 Month Performance-0.41%1.54%1.36%3.03%1 Year Performance4.70%2.40%540.47%9.73% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.68+0.1%N/A+5.8%$354.27M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$54.26+0.6%N/A+11.2%$1.27B$251.67M0.003,313Positive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.99-0.3%N/A-10.1%$803.12M$16.07M0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.44+0.0%N/A-5.7%$710.24M$11.53M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.16-0.3%N/A-7.9%$618.03M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-3.0%$548.11M$22.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.87-0.4%N/A-2.5%$539.09M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.62-0.5%N/A-6.1%$521.66M$21.00M0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.26-0.2%N/A-7.6%$512.14M$20.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VCVInvesco California Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.35+0.4%N/A-0.8%$495.43M$18.10M0.00N/APositive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.35-0.4%N/A-4.3%$494.20M$20.51M0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Competitors Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Competitors Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Competitors Invesco Municipal Trust Competitors Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors 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:PPT) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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