The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Competitors

The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAB or TY?

Tri-Continental received 66 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%
Tri-Continental	Outperform Votes 223 71.02%	Underperform Votes 91 28.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, GAB or TY?

The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GAB or TY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GAB or TY a better dividend stock?

The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

Does the media favor GAB or TY?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Equity Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust and 2 mentions for Tri-Continental. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.41 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tri-Continental	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GAB or TY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GAB or TY?

7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GAB or TY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tri-Continental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Tri-Continental beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.