Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG) Competitors

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) and Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TYG or GAB?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TYG or GAB more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TYG or GAB a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TYG or GAB?

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TYG or GAB?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TYG or GAB?

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure both had 2 articles in the media. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 1.16 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gabelli Equity Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats Tortoise Energy Infrastructure on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.