Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors $3.62 -0.01 (-0.14%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.62 +0.00 (+0.14%) As of 02/21/2025 07:46 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 InterestTrends PPT vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, MUA, NQP, 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), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), 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 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Dogness (International) Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company 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 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 8.6%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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 Which has more risk and volatility, PPT or GAM? Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PPT or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for General American Investors and 0 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. Putnam Premier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat General American Investors' score of 1.00 indicating that Putnam Premier Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Putnam Premier Income Trust Positive General American Investors Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPT or GAM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPutnam Premier Income TrustOutperform Votes14166.20% Underperform Votes7233.80% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% SummaryPutnam Premier Income Trust and General American Investors tied by winning 4 of the 8 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 {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$348.49M$8.34B$11.68B$20.27BDividend Yield8.62%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 Performance0.28%-0.28%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance1.12%1.45%0.68%-1.09%1 Year Performance0.98%5.66%14.94%13.70% Putnam Premier Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.62-0.1%N/A-0.7%$348.49MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$52.70-0.3%N/A+16.1%$1.26BN/A0.003,313Positive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.90+0.4%N/A-2.9%$869.65MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.13+0.1%N/A-1.9%$757.17MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.46+1.1%N/A+1.4%$571.33MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.79+0.7%N/A-2.9%$503.46MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$11.17+1.7%N/A+1.1%$431.68MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.59-0.1%N/A+0.0%$431.19MN/A0.00147,000DOGZDogness (International)1.1436 of 5 stars$33.05-2.0%N/A+573.8%$420.73M$14.85M0.00320News CoveragePMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.67+1.0%N/A+1.9%$339.51MN/A0.00801RFICohen & Steers Total Return Realty FundN/A$12.12-0.3%N/A+4.1%$321.68MN/A0.00N/APositive News 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 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Competitors Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors Dogness (International) Competitors Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Competitors Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Competitors 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:PPT) 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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