Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) Competitors

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (NYSE:MMU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to GAM or MMU?

In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for General American Investors and 1 mentions for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat General American Investors' score of 0.31 indicating that Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	Neutral
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GAM or MMU?

General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GAM or MMU?

General American Investors received 5 more outperform votes than Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General American Investors	Outperform Votes 95 59.01%	Underperform Votes 66 40.99%
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	Outperform Votes 90 68.18%	Underperform Votes 42 31.82%

Is GAM or MMU more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAM or MMU?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GAM or MMU?

36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

General American Investors beats Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.