Tri Continental (TY) Competitors

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Tri Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer GAM or TY?

In the previous week, General American Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Tri Continental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for General American Investors and 2 mentions for Tri Continental. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat General American Investors' score of 0.81 indicating that Tri Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General American Investors	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tri Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GAM or TY?

36.9% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GAM or TY?

General American Investors has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GAM or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GAM or TY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General American Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GAM or TY a better dividend stock?

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $4.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%.

Summary

General American Investors and Tri Continental tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.