Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO) Competitors $10.14 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.14 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/28/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PMO vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, 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), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Dogness (International) (DOGZ), 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Premier Income Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GAM or PMO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral American Investors$251.67MN/AN/AN/AN/APutnam Municipal Opportunities Trust$69.50M4.64N/AN/AN/A Is GAM or PMO a better dividend stock? General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Does the media favor GAM or PMO? In the previous week, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust had 1 more articles in the media than General American Investors. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust and 3 mentions for General American Investors. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat General American Investors' score of 0.58 indicating that Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GAM or PMO? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Putnam Municipal Opportunities TrustOutperform Votes12267.40% Underperform Votes5932.60% Is GAM or PMO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GAM or PMO? 36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GAM or PMO? General American Investors has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$322.72M$7.83B$11.29B$19.37BDividend Yield4.11%6.80%5.39%3.76%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.4933.06Price / Sales4.6416.0425.6026.59Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.55Price / BookN/A0.952.674.53Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.70%-1.09%-0.78%-2.58%1 Month Performance-5.58%-2.20%495.71%-4.04%1 Year Performance-0.15%1.40%536.45%2.55% Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.150.0%N/A-0.1%$322.72M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$51.10+1.5%N/A+8.6%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑News CoverageMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.89+1.0%N/A-4.3%$868.52M$43.54M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A-4.7%$755.70M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.32+0.7%N/A-2.2%$563.67M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.62+0.6%N/A-4.8%$495.51M$24.27M0.00147,000Upcoming EarningsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.38flatN/A-5.9%$423.59M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.94+0.9%N/A-3.1%$422.98M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageDOGZDogness (International)0.7263 of 5 stars$29.70-12.1%N/A+381.1%$378.11M$14.85M0.00320PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58+0.3%N/A+2.1%$344.64M$32.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.98+0.2%N/A+0.6%$319.64M$17.51M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Alternatives BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Alternatives Dogness (International) Alternatives Putnam Premier Income Trust Alternatives Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PMO) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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