General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM)

NYSE: GAM · Real-Time Price · USD
50.18
+0.25 (0.50%)
Nov 22, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.50%
Market Value 1.17B
Revenue (ttm) 26.75M
Net Income (ttm) 283.42M
Shares Out 23.31M
EPS (ttm) 12.16
PE Ratio 4.13
Forward PE n/a
Dividend $4.50 (8.97%)
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 18, 2024
Volume 110,095
Open 49.84
Previous Close 49.93
Day's Range 49.76 - 50.35
52-Week Range 41.11 - 55.44
Beta 0.94
Analysts n/a
Price Target n/a
Earnings Date n/a

About GAM

General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of United States. It invests in growth stocks of companies. It makes investments in Information Technology, Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retailing, Communication Services, Industrials, Health Care, Energy and Materials. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. General American Inv... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 1927
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol GAM
Full Company Profile

News

General American Investors Company Actions Taken by the Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared a combined dividend and distribution...

16 days ago - Business Wire

GAM: Moving To Hold After The Run-Up (Rating Downgrade)

General American Investors has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 25% since our last coverage, driven by a tightening discount to NAV and portfolio outperformance. GAM's portfolio mimics the S&P 500 but...

6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

The 3 Best Big Closed-End Funds Of 2024

Sometimes as income investors we face a situation that sounds like a good problem to have: We have to pick among a group of very impressive investments!

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2 months ago - Forbes

How These 8.3% CEFs Soared Double Digits

We're a little more than halfway through the year now, so it's a great time to check the state of play on our favorite high-yield plays: 8%+ paying closed-end funds (CEFs).

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4 months ago - Forbes

General American Investors Company, Inc. Quarterly Dividend and Distribution on 5.95% Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared on its 5.95% cumulative preferred stock, se...

4 months ago - Business Wire

The 'Undercovered' Dozen From June 1-6

The "Undercovered" Dozen highlights twelve ideas from the previous month on stocks with limited coverage. Biotechs CRISPR Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals are covered al...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

GAM: Very Attractive 18% Discount, Variable Income, And Solid Past Performance

General American Investors Co. Inc. is a closed-end fund that invests in a diversified pool of equities of mostly large-cap U.S. listed stocks. The GAM CEF uses nearly 12% leverage in the form of pref...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

General American Investors Reports Net Assets as of March 31, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), reported net assets applicable to the Company's common...

7 months ago - Business Wire

5 Cheap Dividend Funds Trading For Pennies On The Dollar

As contrarians, we search for income stocks that vanilla investors hate. Today there are not many dividend deals left.

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7 months ago - Forbes

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Shareholders of General American Investors, Inc. (GAM) Investigation

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $GAM #classaction--Attorney Advertising--Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of General American Investors, Inc. ...

9 months ago - Business Wire

General American Investors Company Announces Action Taken by the Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 1,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock when the shares are trading at a discount from the underlying ...

10 months ago - Business Wire

General American Investors Company Preferred Stock – Dividend/Distribution

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared on its 5.95% cumulative preferred stock, se...

10 months ago - Business Wire

GAM: A Robust Way To Extract Equity Dividends In A Low VIX Environment

Most equity closed-end funds (CEFs) tracking the S&P 500 have underperformed due to options utilization in extracting dividends. General American Investors (GAM), an equity CEF that does not use cover...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

General American Investors Announces Issue Price for the 2023 Year-End Dividend and Distribution Payable on December 28, 2023

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE: GAM), a closed-end investment company, announced that the price at which shares of its common stock will be issued to stockho...

1 year ago - Business Wire

General American Investors Company Announces: Actions Taken by the Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company whose common and preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchan...

1 year ago - Business Wire

General American Investors Company Declares Year-End Dividends and Distributions on Common and Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared a combined dividend and distribution...

1 year ago - Business Wire

Income Portfolio - 38 CEFs Worth Exploring

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

General American Investors Company Announces Actions Taken by the Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared on its 5.95% cumulative preferred stock, se...

1 year ago - Business Wire

General American Investors Reports Net Assets as of March 31, 2023

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), reported net assets applicable to the Company's common...

1 year ago - Business Wire

GAM: Might Need A Change In Managers

GAM: Might Need A Change In Managers

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

General American Investors Files Certified Shareholder Report for Year Ended December 31, 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...

1 year ago - Business Wire

GAM: Plodding Along

General American Investors is an equity-focused CEF. The fund has a Large Cap/Growth tilt to its portfolio composition.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

General American Investors Announces Issue Price for the 2022 Year-End Dividend and Distribution Payable on December 29, 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE: GAM), a closed-end investment company, announced that the price at which shares of its common stock will be issued to stock...

2 years ago - Business Wire

GAM Seems To Have Lost Its Mojo

General American Investors (GAM) uses a concentrated investment strategy that dates back to 1927. There are at least 3 other CEFs with that length of history. For investors looking for a fund that con...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

3 Great Retirement Funds Yielding Up To 11.2%

I don't know if you've noticed, but there's been a flurry of doom-and-gloom articles making the rounds that all preach the same thing.

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2 years ago - Forbes