General American Investors (GAM) Competitors $49.57 -0.14 (-0.28%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GAM vs. MQY, MYI, DOGZ, MMU, MYD, MUA, NQP, RCS, PPT, and RFIShould you be buying General American Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General American Investors include BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. General American Investors vs. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Dogness (International) Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund PIMCO Strategic Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (NYSE:MQY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MQY or GAM? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund received 15 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.22% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundOutperform Votes11063.22% Underperform Votes6436.78% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Is MQY or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to MQY or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral General American Investors 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, MQY or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MQY or GAM? 25.5% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MQY or GAM? BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get General American Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAM 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral American InvestorsInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.19B$8.28B$10.35B$19.85BDividend YieldN/A6.42%10.18%3.52%P/E RatioN/A0.4649.6042.73Price / SalesN/A13.913,386.8319.27Price / CashN/A6.9730.6817.86Price / BookN/A0.902.895.52Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance-9.06%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.80%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance19.45%11.36%24.11%24.67% General American Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$49.57-0.3%N/A+19.1%$1.19BN/A0.003,313Ex-DividendPositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.32-0.2%N/A+8.8%$902.50MN/A0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.33-0.3%N/A+6.8%$773.20MN/A0.00147,000DOGZDogness (International)0.9688 of 5 stars$45.80-5.2%N/A+1,412.0%$583.08M$14.85M0.00320Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.44+0.1%N/A+5.6%$569.67MN/A0.00147,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$11.16-0.2%N/A+10.4%$521.63MN/A0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.94-0.3%N/A+19.4%$463.19MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.77+0.1%N/A+9.3%$437.73MN/A0.00147,000RCSPIMCO Strategic Income FundN/A$7.68-0.1%N/A+36.4%$354.28MN/A0.00N/APPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.54+0.3%N/A+4.1%$339.83MN/A0.00N/ARFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.63+0.2%N/A+14.5%$334.82MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives MUA Alternatives NQP Alternatives RCS Alternatives PPT Alternatives RFI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GAM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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