Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI) Competitors

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (NYSE:RFI) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RFI or GAM?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund received 21 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.82% of users gave Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	Outperform Votes 116 75.82%	Underperform Votes 37 24.18%
General American Investors	Outperform Votes 95 59.01%	Underperform Votes 66 40.99%

Does the media refer more to RFI or GAM?

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund had 2 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund and 1 mentions for General American Investors. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat General American Investors' score of 0.34 indicating that Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	Positive
General American Investors	Neutral

Is RFI or GAM a better dividend stock?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 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 9.2%.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RFI or GAM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$17.51M	18.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	$251.67M	4.83	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, RFI or GAM?

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RFI or GAM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RFI or GAM?

20.4% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund beats General American Investors on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.