Inv Vk Mun Tr (VKQ) Competitors $9.17 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VKQ vs. TY, GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, AGS, VCV, IQI, and NQPShould you be buying Inv Vk Mun Tr stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inv Vk Mun Tr 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 Tr Inv (VGM), PlayAGS (AGS), 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. Inv Vk Mun Tr vs. Its Competitors Tri Continental General American Investors INV VK MUN OPP Invvlu Mu Incm Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inv Vk Tr Inv PlayAGS Inv Vk Ca Valu Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Inv Vk Mun Tr (NYSE:VKQ) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VKQ or TY? 32.0% of Inv Vk Mun Tr shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Inv Vk Mun Tr shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VKQ or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInv Vk Mun TrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATri Continental$321.66M5.13N/AN/AN/A Is VKQ or TY a better dividend stock? Inv Vk Mun Tr pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Which has more risk and volatility, VKQ or TY? Inv Vk Mun Tr has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VKQ or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inv Vk Mun TrN/A N/A N/A Tri Continental N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer VKQ or TY? In the previous week, Inv Vk Mun Tr had 1 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Inv Vk Mun Tr and 2 mentions for Tri Continental. Inv Vk Mun Tr's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Tri Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that Inv Vk Mun Tr is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Inv Vk Mun Tr 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tri Continental 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryTri Continental beats Inv Vk Mun Tr on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Inv Vk Mun Tr News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VKQ 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 VKQ 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 VKQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInv Vk Mun TrFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$507.43M$3.70B$11.92B$20.52BDividend Yield5.48%6.82%5.57%3.78%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9827.79Price / SalesN/A14.9925.3940.41Price / CashN/A17.4021.4422.26Price / BookN/A1.172.264.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.76%-0.33%0.22%0.41%1 Month Performance0.11%1.72%2.88%3.59%1 Year Performance-8.39%2.12%541.16%14.47% Inv Vk Mun Tr Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VKQInv Vk Mun TrN/A$9.17flatN/A-8.7%$507.43MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementTYTri ContinentalN/A$31.70-1.1%N/A+1.7%$1.66BN/A0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.33-0.5%N/A+12.5%$1.33BN/A0.003,313News CoverageVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.23-1.1%N/A-9.1%$629.22MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-6.2%$550.70MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.00-0.7%N/A-2.8%$550.01MN/A0.00147,000VGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.58+0.1%N/A-7.0%$519MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementAGSPlayAGS3.4663 of 5 stars$12.50+0.2%$12.50+9.8%$515.75M$394.86M10.68770High Trading VolumeVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.50-0.4%N/A-0.4%$504.77MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.39-0.5%N/A-6.7%$499.22MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.13-0.1%N/A-9.6%$414.65M$32.93M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tri Continental Alternatives General American Investors Alternatives INV VK MUN OPP Alternatives Invvlu Mu Incm Alternatives Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Alternatives Inv Vk Tr Inv Alternatives PlayAGS Alternatives Inv Vk Ca Valu Alternatives Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund 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:VKQ) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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