General American Investors Stock Today
| GAM Stock | USD 50.34 0.16 0.32% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressVery Low
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General American is selling at 50.34 as of the 23rd of March 2025; that is 0.32 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 50.08. General American has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 23rd of December 2024 and ending today, the 23rd of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Financial Services | IPO Date 1st of July 1985 | Classification Financials |
General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. General American Investors Company, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in New York, New York. General American operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange.. The company has 23.44 M outstanding shares of which 4.31 K shares are currently shorted by investors with about 0.15 days to cover. More on General American Investors
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| CEO | Jeffrey Priest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Name | Global Asset Management Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Asset Management & Custody Banks, Financial Services, Swiss Performance Index, Swiss Performance Extra, Financials, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Financial Services (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsGeneral American can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand General American's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of General American's total assets is financed by creditors.
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General American Investors (GAM) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10036 and employs 24 people. General American is listed under Asset Management & Custody Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 1.18 B. General American Inv runs under Capital Markets sector within Financials industry. The entity has 23.44 M outstanding shares of which 4.31 K shares are currently shorted by investors with about 0.15 days to cover.
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Ownership AllocationGeneral American Investors has a total of 23.44 Million outstanding shares. General American retains 8.39 (percent) of its outstanding shares held by insiders and 29.91 (percent) owned by outside corporations. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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| Savannah Sachs | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Henry Schirmer | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rose Lynch | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Clara Villar | Independent Director | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.81) | Dividend Share 4.75 | Earnings Share 10.81 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.054 |
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