Tri Continental (TY) Competitors $32.04 +0.25 (+0.79%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TY vs. GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, and DOGZShould you be buying Tri Continental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tri Continental 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 Dogness (International) (DOGZ). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Tri Continental 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 Dogness (International) 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TY or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 12.0%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Which has more volatility & 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, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is TY or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri ContinentalN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in TY or GAM? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to TY or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 3 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for General American Investors and 2 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat General American Investors' score of 1.13 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive General American Investors 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTri Continental and General American Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tri Continental News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TY 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 TY 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 TY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTri ContinentalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.66B$3.72B$12.08B$20.63BDividend Yield12.13%6.79%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0628.08Price / SalesN/A16.6825.6545.89Price / CashN/A17.5321.5022.31Price / BookN/A1.172.284.59Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance2.20%1.51%2.19%2.78%1 Month Performance1.81%2.56%4.43%5.41%1 Year Performance2.56%2.90%540.82%14.61% Tri Continental Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TYTri ContinentalN/A$32.04+0.8%N/A+2.6%$1.66BN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.04+0.6%N/A+13.4%$1.31BN/A0.003,313News CoveragePositive NewsVMOInv Vk Mun OppN/A$9.17+0.8%N/A-7.3%$613.71MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.64+0.3%N/A-6.0%$545.99MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.97+0.8%N/A-2.7%$540.18MN/A0.00147,000VGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.52+0.4%N/A-7.4%$514.12MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeVKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.15+0.4%N/A-7.6%$504.11MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.37+0.3%N/A-5.8%$493.93MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.34+1.0%N/A-0.1%$490.40MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.20+0.5%N/A-9.1%$414.66MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementDOGZDogness (International)0.1514 of 5 stars$16.40-42.5%N/A-44.7%$363.33M$14.85M0.00320High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives VMO Alternatives IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives IQI Alternatives VCV Alternatives NQP Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives 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:TY) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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