Tri Continental (TY) Competitors

Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%.

Does the media favor TY or GAM?

In the previous week, General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Tri Continental's score of 1.67 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	Very Positive
General American Investors	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TY or GAM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TY or GAM?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TY or GAM more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, TY or GAM?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% 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.

Summary

General American Investors beats Tri Continental on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.