TY vs. GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, AGS, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and NQP
Should 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), PlayAGS (AGS), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
Tri Continental vs. Its Competitors
Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%.
In the previous week, Tri Continental and Tri Continental both had 2 articles in the media. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat General American Investors' score of 0.94 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Summary
Tri Continental beats General American Investors on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TY) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff