Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO) Competitors $10.72 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PMO vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, DOGZ, NQP, MUA, PPT, and RFIShould you be buying Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust vs. General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund BlackRock MuniYield Fund Dogness (International) Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, PMO or GAM? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PMO or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PMO or GAM? 20.4% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PMO or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Neutral General American Investors Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, PMO or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PMO or GAM? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust received 27 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.40% of users gave Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustOutperform Votes12267.40% Underperform Votes5932.60% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Is PMO or GAM a better dividend stock? Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PMO 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 PMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$341.33M$8.34B$11.68B$20.27BDividend Yield3.91%6.63%5.37%3.64%P/E RatioN/A0.4922.6529.78Price / SalesN/A16.7126.4915.49Price / CashN/A7.5217.9120.54Price / BookN/A1.042.594.90Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.45%-0.28%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance3.38%1.45%0.68%-1.09%1 Year Performance3.09%5.66%14.94%13.70% Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.72-0.1%N/A+1.9%$341.33MN/A0.00801GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$52.53+0.1%N/A+16.1%$1.26B$301.04M0.003,313Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$12.01+0.1%N/A-2.9%$877.29M$43.54M0.00N/APositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.260.0%N/A-1.9%$766.02MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.44-0.5%N/A+1.4%$569.95M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.82-0.3%N/A-2.9%$504.86MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDOGZDogness (International)1.1436 of 5 stars$34.28-2.9%N/A+573.8%$436.38M$14.85M0.00320News CoverageNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.71+0.0%N/A+0.0%$435.66MN/A0.00147,000MUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.19-0.3%N/A+1.1%$432.61MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsPPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.63+0.1%N/A-0.7%$348.98M$32.69M0.00N/APositive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.20+0.5%N/A+4.1%$324.02MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Alternatives Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield Fund Alternatives Dogness (International) Alternatives Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Alternatives Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund 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:PMO) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement Whatever it is, I expect it to pump the market, which ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWe recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this...I believe it could offer you a MAJOR boost to your retirement. 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