Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.66 +0.01 (+0.14%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.64 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PPT vs. GAM, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, AGS, VKQ, VCV, IQI, and NQPShould you be buying Putnam Premier Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Putnam Premier Income Trust include General American Investors (GAM), INV VK MUN OPP (VMO), Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM), PlayAGS (AGS), INV VK MUN TR (VKQ), Inv Vk Ca Valu (VCV), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), and Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Premier Income Trust vs. Its Competitors General American Investors INV VK MUN OPP Invvlu Mu Incm Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inv Vk Tr Inv PlayAGS INV VK MUN TR Inv Vk Ca Valu Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PPT or GAM? 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Is PPT or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Putnam Premier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer PPT or GAM? In the previous week, Putnam Premier Income Trust and Putnam Premier Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat General American Investors' score of 0.94 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General American Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is PPT or GAM a better dividend stock? Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PPT or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPutnam Premier Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGeneral American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust beats General American Investors on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Putnam Premier Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPT 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 PPT 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 PPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Premier Income TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$351.38M$3.77B$11.96B$20.64BDividend Yield8.55%6.72%5.59%3.68%P/E RatioN/A0.1318.1125.54Price / SalesN/A19.3326.0955.20Price / CashN/A17.9521.3421.88Price / BookN/A1.202.304.60Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.41%-0.78%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.35%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance0.69%-0.32%540.86%7.35% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.66+0.1%N/A+0.7%$351.38MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$56.33-0.5%N/A+9.7%$1.33BN/A0.003,313VMOINV VK MUN OPPN/A$9.23-1.1%N/A-10.5%$629.22MN/A0.00N/AIIMInvvlu Mu IncmN/A$11.65-0.4%N/A-8.6%$550.70MN/A0.00147,000MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.00-0.7%N/A-5.8%$550.01MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementVGMInv Vk Tr InvN/A$9.58+0.1%N/A-7.4%$519MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsAGSPlayAGS3.4364 of 5 stars$12.50+0.2%$12.50+9.7%$515.75M$394.86M10.68770High Trading VolumeVKQINV VK MUN TRN/A$9.19-0.4%N/A-9.6%$510.75MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageVCVInv Vk Ca ValuN/A$10.50-0.4%N/A+0.0%$504.77MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageIQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.39-0.5%N/A-7.4%$499.22MN/A0.00147,000NQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.13-0.1%N/A-10.7%$414.66MN/A0.00147,000Negative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Competitors INV VK MUN OPP Competitors Invvlu Mu Incm Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors Inv Vk Tr Inv Competitors PlayAGS Competitors INV VK MUN TR Competitors Inv Vk Ca Valu Competitors Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors 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:PPT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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