Inv Vk Mun Opp (VMO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VMO or TY?

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

Is VMO or TY more profitable?

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

Is VMO or TY a better dividend stock?

Inv Vk Mun Opp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VMO or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Mun Opp	$24.46M	25.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to VMO or TY?

In the previous week, Inv Vk Mun Opp had 2 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Inv Vk Mun Opp and 1 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Inv Vk Mun Opp's score of 1.15 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Mun Opp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VMO or TY?

Inv Vk Mun Opp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tri Continental beats Inv Vk Mun Opp on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.