Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.74 +0.01 (+0.13%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.74 0.00 (-0.13%) As of 04:10 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 PPT vs. GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, RCS, and RFIShould 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), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), INV VK TR INV (VGM), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Premier Income Trust vs. Its Competitors General American Investors INV VK MUN OPP Invvlu Mu Incm Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund INV VK TR INV Inv Vk Mun Tr Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PPT or GAM? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PPT or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share 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 $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Does the media favor PPT or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for General American Investors and 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat General American Investors' score of 0.52 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive General American Investors 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust and General American Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 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. 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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 TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$360.53M$3.95B$12.66B$21.50BDividend Yield7.65%6.21%5.41%3.49%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.4329.87Price / SalesN/A21.6530.8652.58Price / CashN/A18.6222.2424.78Price / BookN/A1.332.324.54Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance0.94%0.56%0.41%1.44%1 Month Performance1.49%3.29%3.06%4.66%1 Year Performance0.67%3.56%541.74%14.11% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.75+0.1%N/A+0.4%$360.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$60.52+0.2%N/A+16.1%$1.42BN/A0.003,313VMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.35+1.4%N/A-8.5%$621.80MN/A0.00N/AIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$12.02+1.4%N/A-4.2%$557.76M$22.00M0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.24+1.5%N/A-4.8%$550.56MN/A0.00147,000VGMINV VK TR INVN/A$9.85+1.4%N/A-6.0%$526.59MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑VKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.37+1.5%N/A-7.7%$510.75M$20.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.70+1.3%N/A-5.2%$506.63MN/A0.00147,000VCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.42+1.5%N/A-6.1%$491.84M$18.10M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.33+1.1%N/A-2.9%$338.24MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.99-0.7%N/A-10.1%$322.17M$17.51M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Competitors INV VK MUN OPP Competitors Invvlu Mu Incm Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors INV VK TR INV Competitors Inv Vk Mun Tr Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors Inv Vk Ca Valu Competitors PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Competitors Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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