Tri-Continental (TY) Competitors $28.33 -1.27 (-4.29%) As of 01:15 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TY vs. GAM, MQY, MYI, MMU, MYD, NQP, MUA, DOGZ, PPT, and PMOShould you be buying Tri-Continental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tri-Continental 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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. Tri-Continental 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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) and General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer TY or GAM? In the previous week, General American Investors had 6 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for General American Investors and 3 mentions for Tri-Continental. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat General American Investors' score of 1.00 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tri-Continental 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General American Investors 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TY or GAM more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tri-ContinentalN/A N/A N/A General American Investors N/A N/A N/A Is TY or GAM a better dividend stock? Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TY or GAM? 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of General American Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of General American Investors shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community believe in TY or GAM? Tri-Continental received 128 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% General American InvestorsOutperform Votes9559.01% Underperform Votes6640.99% Which has more risk & volatility, TY or GAM? Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General American Investors has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TY or GAM? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTri-Continental$321.66M4.80N/AN/AN/AGeneral American Investors$251.67MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryTri-Continental beats General American Investors on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Tri-Continental News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TY 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 TY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTri-ContinentalInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$7.33B$10.53B$17.90BDividend Yield10.13%6.76%5.42%3.79%P/E RatioN/A3.6521.3529.78Price / Sales4.8015.3424.9623.62Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.54Price / BookN/A0.872.584.16Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.41%-3.86%-5.06%-8.77%1 Month Performance-8.86%-5.15%494.21%-9.69%1 Year Performance-5.16%-1.80%530.63%-4.84% Tri-Continental Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TYTri-ContinentalN/A$28.33-4.3%N/A-2.6%$1.53B$321.66M0.00N/APositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$51.10+1.5%N/A+7.2%$1.26B$251.67M0.003,313Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$11.89+1.0%N/A-3.8%$868.52M$43.54M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$11.10+0.8%N/A-2.3%$755.70M$38.59M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$10.32+0.7%N/A+1.3%$563.67M$60.65M0.00147,000News CoverageMYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$10.62+0.6%N/A-1.8%$495.51M$24.27M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsNQPNuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.38flatN/A-2.7%$423.59M$32.93M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMUABlackRock MuniAssets FundN/A$10.94+0.9%N/A-2.8%$422.98M$46.97M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsDOGZDogness (International)0.3247 of 5 stars$29.70-12.1%N/A+255.0%$378.11M$14.85M0.00320PPTPutnam Premier Income TrustN/A$3.58+0.3%N/A+2.7%$344.64M$32.69M0.00N/APositive NewsPMOPutnam Municipal Opportunities TrustN/A$10.32-0.1%N/A+2.6%$328.29M$69.50M0.00801Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives MMU Alternatives MYD Alternatives NQP Alternatives MUA Alternatives DOGZ Alternatives PPT Alternatives PMO 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:TY) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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