Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.68 +0.02 (+0.55%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.68 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 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, MMU, IIM, AGS, VGM, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and NQPShould 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), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), INVVLU MU INCM (IIM), PlayAGS (AGS), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Premier Income Trust vs. Its Competitors General American Investors INV VK MUN OPP Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund INVVLU MU INCM PlayAGS Inv Vk Tr Inv Inv Vk Mun Tr INV VK CA VALU Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PPT or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 5 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust Neutral General American Investors Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PPT or GAM? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 7.9%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. 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 valuation & earnings, 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 SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Putnam Premier Income Trust on 5 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. 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 TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$352.34M$3.75B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield7.81%6.66%5.62%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7629.01Price / SalesN/A23.9725.9666.10Price / CashN/A18.0121.3322.82Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance1.52%-0.25%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-0.54%-0.89%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance0.82%0.83%537.09%10.09% 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+0.5%N/A+0.3%$352.34MN/A0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$57.30+0.5%N/A+11.2%$1.34BN/A0.003,313News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$8.93-0.4%N/A-10.3%$604.27MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.87+0.3%N/A-7.2%$537.45MN/A0.00147,000IIMINVVLU MU INCMN/A$11.30flatN/A-9.2%$531.87MN/A0.00147,000AGSPlayAGS2.1387 of 5 stars$12.50+0.2%$12.50+9.1%$515.75M$394.86M10.68770Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.45+0.2%N/A-8.4%$511.41M$21.00M0.00147,000News CoverageVKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.01+0.4%N/A-9.6%$496.36MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsVCVINV VK CA VALUN/A$10.02-1.5%N/A-4.7%$487.05MN/A0.00N/AIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.15+0.9%N/A-8.6%$479.13MN/A0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.81+0.0%N/A-12.7%$402MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Competitors INV VK MUN OPP Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors INVVLU MU INCM Competitors PlayAGS Competitors Inv Vk Tr Inv Competitors Inv Vk Mun Tr Competitors INV VK CA VALU Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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