Inv Vk Mun Opp (VMO) Competitors

Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) and Inv Vk Mun Opp (NYSE:VMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TY or VMO?

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 Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, TY or VMO?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inv Vk Mun Opp has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TY or VMO a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Inv Vk Mun Opp pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TY or VMO?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Inv Vk Mun Opp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TY or VMO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Mun Opp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to TY or VMO?

In the previous week, Inv Vk Mun Opp had 2 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inv Vk Mun Opp and 0 mentions for Tri Continental. Inv Vk Mun Opp's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Tri Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that Inv Vk Mun Opp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tri Continental	Neutral
Inv Vk Mun Opp	Neutral

Summary

Tri Continental and Inv Vk Mun Opp tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.