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General American Investors Company NYSE:GAM Stock Report

Last Price

US$53.41

Market Cap

US$1.3b

7D

0.6%

1Y

12.2%

Updated

28 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials

General American Investors Company, Inc.

NYSE:GAM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

GAM Stock Overview

A publicly owned investment manager. More details

GAM fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for General American Investors Company
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$53.41
52 Week HighUS$55.44
52 Week LowUS$41.80
Beta0.83
1 Month Change6.78%
3 Month Change4.60%
1 Year Change12.21%
3 Year Change40.37%
5 Year Change64.79%
Change since IPO30.27%

Recent News & Updates

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

Oct 08

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

Jun 02

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

Jan 18

Recent updates

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

Oct 08

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

Jun 02

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

Jan 18

GAM Seems To Have Lost Its Mojo

Nov 12

GAM: When Looking For A CEF With Over 50 Years Of Track Record

Dec 27

Shareholder Returns

GAMUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D0.6%1.1%0.8%
1Y12.2%26.8%11.5%

Return vs Industry: GAM underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 26.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GAM matched the US Market which returned 11.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GAM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GAM volatility
GAM Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement5.5%
Market Average Movement8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market4.2%

Stable Share Price: GAM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: GAM's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1927n/aJeffrey Priestwww.generalamericaninvestors.com

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.

General American Investors Company, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do General American Investors Company's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GAM fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.27b
Earnings (TTM)US$234.15m
Revenue (TTM)US$28.40m
5.3x
P/E Ratio
44.1x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GAM income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$28.40m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$28.40m
Other Expenses-US$205.75m
EarningsUS$234.15m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)9.99
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin824.44%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did GAM perform over the long term?

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Dividends

8.9%
Current Dividend Yield
48%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/28 22:46
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/28 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

General American Investors Company, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.