Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.66 +0.01 (+0.14%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.66 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 04:48 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, NQP, and RCSShould 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS). 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GAM or PPT? 36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, GAM or PPT? General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GAM or PPT a better dividend stock? General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Does the media refer more to GAM or PPT? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust and 1 mentions for General American Investors. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat General American Investors' score of 1.15 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 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 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GAM or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral American Investors$207.98M6.78N/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$22.60M15.57N/AN/AN/A Is GAM or PPT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Putnam Premier Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats General American Investors on 5 of the 8 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$351.86M$3.91B$12.65B$21.16BDividend Yield8.48%6.40%5.52%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3829.15Price / Sales15.5745.7526.9754.92Price / CashN/A17.9121.7823.84Price / BookN/A1.112.355.45Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.95%0.14%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance1.11%1.92%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance0.14%1.63%542.52%12.94% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.66+0.1%N/A-0.4%$351.86M$22.60M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$59.13+0.2%N/A+12.7%$1.39BN/A0.003,313Positive NewsVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.22-0.7%N/A-8.7%$625.85MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.63-1.1%N/A-9.0%$553.05MN/A0.00147,000MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.93-0.2%N/A-8.6%$542.91M$9.49M0.00147,000Negative NewsVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.59-1.0%N/A-8.2%$524.97M$21.00M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓VKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.13-0.8%N/A-10.1%$509.09MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.39-0.9%N/A-8.8%$500.81MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.16-1.2%N/A-5.0%$492.32MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.88-0.1%N/A-12.7%$405.35MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.13-0.3%N/A+5.0%$333.57MN/A0.00N/APositive News 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors PIMCO Strategic 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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