INV VK TR INV (VGM) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TY or VGM?

Tri Continental has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK TR INV has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TY or VGM 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 TR INV pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%.

Is TY or VGM more profitable?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TY or VGM?

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 TR INV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to TY or VGM?

In the previous week, Tri Continental had 1 more articles in the media than INV VK TR INV. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tri Continental and 2 mentions for INV VK TR INV. Tri Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat INV VK TR INV'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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
INV VK TR INV	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TY or VGM?

10.2% of Tri Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of INV VK TR INV shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri Continental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of INV VK TR INV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tri Continental beats INV VK TR INV on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.