Tri-Continental (TY) Competitors

The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is GAB or TY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate GAB or TY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tri-Continental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GAB or TY a better dividend stock?

The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The Gabelli Equity Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. The Gabelli Equity Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, GAB or TY?

The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GAB or TY?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Equity Trust and The Gabelli Equity Trust both had 2 articles in the media. The Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Tri-Continental's score of 0.25 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tri-Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GAB or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Gabelli Equity Trust	$233.76M	7.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	$253.91M	6.44	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GAB or TY?

Tri-Continental received 66 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%
Tri-Continental	Outperform Votes 223 71.02%	Underperform Votes 91 28.98%

Summary

Tri-Continental beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.