Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.60 +0.03 (+0.70%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.60 +0.01 (+0.28%) As of 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 PPT vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, PMO, and RFIShould 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), 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 Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Putnam Premier Income 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 Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GAM or PPT? Putnam Premier Income Trust received 46 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.20% of users gave Putnam Premier Income 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 Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% Do insiders and institutionals believe in GAM or PPT? 36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GAM or PPT? General American Investors has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GAM or PPT? In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for General American Investors and 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of 0.42 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, GAM or PPT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral American Investors$251.67MN/AN/AN/AN/APutnam Premier Income Trust$32.69M10.59N/AN/AN/A Is GAM or PPT 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 Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Is GAM or PPT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General American InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Putnam Premier Income Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryGeneral American Investors beats Putnam Premier Income Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 PPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPutnam Premier Income TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$346.09M$7.83B$11.30B$19.37BDividend Yield9.47%6.81%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.6533.00Price / Sales10.5916.0425.8026.59Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.952.744.53Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.56%-0.69%0.29%-1.27%1 Month Performance-0.28%-2.20%495.59%-4.03%1 Year Performance2.13%4.48%533.15%3.40% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.60+0.7%N/A+1.0%$346.09M$32.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑GAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$50.25+1.0%N/A+10.3%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Short Interest ↑MQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.68+0.2%N/A-4.9%$853.47M$43.54M0.00N/AMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.89+0.0%N/A-5.3%$740.87M$38.59M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.17flatN/A-1.3%$555.48M$60.65M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.49+0.2%N/A-4.9%$489.21M$24.27M0.00147,000Upcoming EarningsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.31-0.4%N/A-5.9%$420.98M$32.93M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Negative NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.74+0.3%N/A-3.6%$415.25M$46.97M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑DOGZDogness (International)0.7471 of 5 stars$29.25+6.3%N/A+440.6%$372.38M$14.85M0.00320PMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.27-1.3%N/A-1.6%$326.70M$69.50M0.00801Short Interest ↓Positive NewsRFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$11.97+1.6%N/A+0.5%$319.50M$17.51M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies General American Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Competitors Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Dogness (International) Competitors Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty 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 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredA 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 | SponsoredTrump’s Treasure Map [Pic inside]We were shown this map by former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, one of the most politically connected men...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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