INV VK CA VALU (VCV) Competitors

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

Is TY or VCV a better dividend stock?

Tri Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. INV VK CA VALU pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Does the media prefer TY or VCV?

In the previous week, Tri Continental and Tri Continental both had 2 articles in the media. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat INV VK CA VALU's score of 0.80 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
INV VK CA VALU	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, TY or VCV?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
INV VK CA VALU	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TY or VCV?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of INV VK CA VALU shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of INV VK CA VALU 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.

Is TY or VCV more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
INV VK CA VALU	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, TY or VCV?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK CA VALU has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tri Continental beats INV VK CA VALU on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.