INV VK MUN TR (VKQ) Competitors $9.16 -0.04 (-0.43%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.14 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 04:04 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, 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Does the media favor VKQ or TY? In the previous week, Tri Continental had 1 more articles in the media than INV VK MUN TR. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tri Continental and 0 mentions for INV VK MUN TR. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat INV VK MUN TR's score of 0.00 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment INV VK MUN TR Neutral Tri Continental Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in VKQ or TY? 32.0% of INV VK MUN TR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of INV VK MUN TR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, VKQ or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioINV VK MUN TRN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATri ContinentalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 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 $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Which has more volatility and risk, VKQ or TY? INV VK MUN TR has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTri Continental beats INV VK MUN TR on 5 of the 6 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$509.09M$3.78B$12.07B$20.79BDividend Yield5.46%6.72%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0427.89Price / SalesN/A18.9025.5142.50Price / CashN/A18.2521.6422.63Price / BookN/A1.172.284.57Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-0.76%-0.53%-0.20%0.21%1 Month Performance-0.27%1.38%2.79%3.91%1 Year Performance-9.93%0.78%539.61%11.35% INV VK MUN TR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.16-0.4%N/A-8.8%$509.09MN/A0.00147,000TYTri ContinentalN/A$31.70-1.1%N/A+1.1%$1.66BN/A0.00N/AGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.33-0.5%N/A+10.5%$1.33BN/A0.003,313VMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.23-1.1%N/A-9.7%$629.22MN/A0.00N/AIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-6.4%$550.70MN/A0.00147,000MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.00-0.7%N/A-3.9%$550.01MN/A0.00147,000VGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.58+0.1%N/A-7.3%$519MN/A0.00147,000AGSPlayAGS3.4496 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-0.3%$504.77MN/A0.00N/AIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.39-0.5%N/A-6.8%$499.22MN/A0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.13-0.1%N/A-10.1%$414.65M$32.93M0.00147,000Negative NewsInsider 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 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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