BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GAM or MYD?

In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General American Investors and 3 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield Fund. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat BlackRock MuniYield Fund's score of 0.44 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the 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 MuniYield Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GAM or MYD 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 MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GAM or MYD?

36.8% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GAM or MYD?

BlackRock MuniYield Fund received 65 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.40% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield 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 MuniYield Fund	Outperform Votes 160 72.40%	Underperform Votes 61 27.60%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GAM or MYD?

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 MuniYield Fund	$24.27M	21.15	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GAM or MYD more profitable?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GAM or MYD?

General American Investors has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GAM or MYD?

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 MuniYield Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

General American Investors beats BlackRock MuniYield Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.