General American Investors Closed Fund is an asset management business based in the US. General American Investors Closed Fund shares (GAM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $51.65 – an increase of 2.18% over the previous week.
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| Latest market close | $51.65 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $41.80 - $53.62 |
| 50-day moving average | $49.99 |
| 200-day moving average | $51.64 |
| Wall St. target price | N/A |
| PE ratio | 4.729 |
| Dividend yield | $4.75 (0.88%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $10.81 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $51.64 from 2025-05-02
| 1 week (2025-04-29) | 2.16% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-07) | 12.82% |
| 3 months (2025-02-07) | -1.58% |
| 6 months (2024-11-07) | -5.49% |
| 1 year (2024-05-07) | 9.64% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-05) | 53.33% |
| 3 years (2022-05-06) | 71.04% |
| 5 years (2020-05-06) | 145.81% |
Valuing General American Investors Closed Fund stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of General American Investors Closed Fund's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
General American Investors Closed Fund's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, General American Investors Closed Fund shares trade at around 5x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
General American Investors Closed Fund's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a General American Investors Closed Fund's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $28.4 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 50.09% |
| Gross profit TTM | $28.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.55% |
| Return on equity TTM | 16.53% |
| Profit margin | 864.25% |
| Book value | $57.78 |
| Market Capitalization | $1.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like General American Investors Closed Fund.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 25.62
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and General American Investors Closed Fund's overall score of 25.62 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like General American Investors Closed Fund is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 5.94/100
General American Investors Closed Fund's environmental score of 5.94 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General American Investors Closed Fund is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 11.62/100
General American Investors Closed Fund's social score of 11.62 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General American Investors Closed Fund is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 8.75/100
General American Investors Closed Fund's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that General American Investors Closed Fund is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
General American Investors Closed Fund was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 25.62 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 4 |
| Environmental score | 5.94 |
| Environmental score percentile | 4 |
| Social score | 11.62 |
| Social score percentile | 4 |
| Governance score | 8.75 |
| Governance score percentile | 4 |
Dividend payout ratio: 4.16% of net profits
Recently General American Investors Closed Fund has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), General American Investors Closed Fund shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In General American Investors Closed Fund's case, that would currently equate to about $4.75 per share.
While General American Investors Closed Fund's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that General American Investors Closed Fund is investing more in its future growth.
General American Investors Closed Fund's most recent dividend payout was on 27 December 2018. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 23 February 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, General American Investors Closed Fund's shares have ranged in value from as little as $41.8 up to $53.6196. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while General American Investors Closed Fund's is 0.824. This would suggest that General American Investors Closed Fund's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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.
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