BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) Competitors

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend GAM or MUA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General American Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GAM or MUA?

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund received 1 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave BlackRock MuniAssets 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%
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	Outperform Votes 96 67.61%	Underperform Votes 46 32.39%

Which has more volatility & risk, GAM or MUA?

General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GAM or MUA?

In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General American Investors and 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat General American Investors' score of 0.59 indicating that BlackRock MuniAssets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GAM or MUA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GAM or MUA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	$301.04M	4.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GAM or MUA a better dividend stock?

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GAM or MUA?

36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

General American Investors beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.