INV VK CA VALU (VCV) Competitors

Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and INV VK CA VALU (NYSE:VCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, TY or VCV?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK CA VALU has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TY or VCV a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. INV VK CA VALU pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Is TY or VCV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
INV VK CA VALU	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TY or VCV?

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
INV VK CA VALU	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of INV VK CA VALU shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of INV VK CA VALU shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TY or VCV?

In the previous week, Tri Continental had 1 more articles in the media than INV VK CA VALU. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tri Continental and 2 mentions for INV VK CA VALU. INV VK CA VALU's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Tri Continental's score of 1.14 indicating that INV VK CA VALU is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
INV VK CA VALU	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tri Continental beats INV VK CA VALU on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.