INV VK TR INV (VGM) Competitors $9.53 -0.02 (-0.21%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.55 +0.02 (+0.21%) As of 06:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VGM vs. TY, GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VKQ, IQI, VCV, NQP, and PPTShould you be buying INV VK TR INV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INV VK TR INV include Tri Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), and Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. INV VK TR INV vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental General American Investors INV VK MUN OPP Invvlu Mu Incm Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inv Vk Mun Tr Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and INV VK TR INV (NYSE:VGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TY or VGM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AINV VK TR INVN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is TY or VGM a better dividend stock? Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. INV VK TR INV pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Which has more volatility & risk, TY or VGM? Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK TR INV has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TY or VGM? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of INV VK TR INV shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of INV VK TR INV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer TY or VGM? In the previous week, INV VK TR INV had 1 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for INV VK TR INV and 0 mentions for Tri Continental. INV VK TR INV's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Tri Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that INV VK TR INV is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Tri Continental Neutral INV VK TR INV Positive Is TY or VGM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri ContinentalN/A N/A N/A INV VK TR INV N/A N/A N/A SummaryTri Continental and INV VK TR INV tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get INV VK TR INV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VGM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 VGM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricINV VK TR INVFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$517.91M$3.90B$12.54B$21.32BDividend Yield3.38%6.21%5.43%3.51%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.4329.34Price / SalesN/A29.5426.3852.89Price / CashN/A18.0322.1723.86Price / BookN/A1.122.365.39Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance0.26%1.09%2.27%3.12%1 Month Performance1.06%2.21%2.27%2.97%1 Year Performance-7.92%1.53%540.60%12.83% INV VK TR INV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGMINV VK TR INVN/A$9.53-0.2%N/A-8.5%$517.91MN/A0.00147,000TYTri ContinentalN/A$33.51+0.2%N/A+4.5%$1.74BN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$59.77-0.4%N/A+14.0%$1.41BN/A0.003,313VMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.20+0.1%N/A-7.9%$619.78MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.64+0.0%N/A-8.8%$547.41MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.88+0.1%N/A-7.5%$539.09MN/A0.00147,000VKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.06-0.1%N/A-9.1%$501.89MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.42flatN/A-8.2%$498.17MN/A0.00147,000VCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.29-0.1%N/A-5.2%$493.27MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$10.81+0.1%N/A-12.2%$401.63MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.69+0.7%N/A+0.5%$352.34MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tri Continental Competitors General American Investors Competitors INV VK MUN OPP Competitors Invvlu Mu Incm Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors Inv Vk Mun Tr Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors Inv Vk Ca Valu Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors 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:VGM) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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