INV VK MUN TR (VKQ) Competitors $9.54 -0.03 (-0.26%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.54 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 05:59 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VKQ vs. TY, GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, IQI, VCV, PPT, and RCSShould 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), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS). 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 Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Inv Vk Ca Valu Putnam Premier Income Trust PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and INV VK MUN TR (NYSE:VKQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, TY or VKQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AINV VK MUN TRN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is TY or VKQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri ContinentalN/A N/A N/A INV VK MUN TR N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TY or VKQ? 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of INV VK MUN TR shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of INV VK MUN TR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is TY or VKQ a better dividend stock? Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. INV VK MUN TR pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Which has more risk & volatility, TY or VKQ? Tri Continental has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK MUN TR has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TY or VKQ? In the previous week, INV VK MUN TR had 2 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for INV VK MUN TR and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. INV VK MUN TR's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Tri Continental's score of -0.11 indicating that INV VK MUN TR is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tri Continental 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral INV VK MUN TR 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryTri Continental and INV VK MUN TR tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$529.56M$3.91B$12.74B$21.69BDividend Yield3.94%6.13%5.39%3.47%P/E RatioN/AN/A245.5929.69Price / SalesN/A30.9130.8151.97Price / CashN/A18.3422.3625.00Price / BookN/A1.232.314.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance3.52%1.40%1.04%0.66%1 Month Performance3.68%3.11%3.13%4.64%1 Year Performance-8.57%3.43%543.62%15.96% INV VK MUN TR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.55-0.3%N/A-7.7%$529.56MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TYTri ContinentalN/A$33.63+0.2%N/A+6.4%$1.74BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend CutGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$60.52+0.2%N/A+17.7%$1.42BN/A0.003,313News CoveragePositive NewsVMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.35+1.4%N/A-7.5%$621.80MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$12.02+1.4%N/A-4.2%$557.76M$22.00M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.24+1.5%N/A-5.0%$550.56MN/A0.00147,000VGMINV VK TR INVN/A$9.85+1.4%N/A-5.6%$526.59MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑IQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.70+1.3%N/A-4.2%$506.63MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.42+1.5%N/A-6.9%$491.84M$18.10M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.70flatN/A+0.8%$356.20MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.33+1.1%N/A-1.7%$338.24MN/A0.00N/A 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 Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Inv Vk Ca Valu Alternatives Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives PIMCO Strategic 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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