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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer TY or GAM?

In the previous week, General American Investors had 6 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat General American Investors' score of 1.14 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	1 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 volatility and risk, TY or GAM?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TY or GAM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	$321.66M	5.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tri Continental beats General American Investors on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.