How to buy General American Investors Company stock

General American Investors Company, Inc is an asset management business based in the US. General American Investors Company shares (GAM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in General American Investors Company

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for General American Investors Company. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GAM. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until General American Investors Company reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of General American Investors Company, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of General American Investors Company. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

General American Investors Company share price

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General American Investors Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$20.2649 - USD$39.26
50-day moving average	USD$37.9947
200-day moving average	USD$35.8126
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio	14.5235
Dividend yield	USD$2.5 (6.47%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.655

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General American Investors Company financials

Revenue TTM	USD$15.2 million
Operating margin TTM	20.61%
Gross profit TTM	USD$15.2 million
Return on assets TTM	0.15%
Return on equity TTM	6.04%
Profit margin	506.19%
Book value	$43.997
Market capitalisation	USD$948.4 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting General American Investors Company shares

There are currently 18,282 General American Investors Company shares held short by investors – that's known as General American Investors Company's "short interest". This figure is 399.8% up from 3,658 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting General American Investors Company shares can be evaluated.

General American Investors Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

General American Investors Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of General American Investors Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of General American Investors Company shares traded daily (recently around 29487.096774194). General American Investors Company's SIR currently stands at 0.62. In other words for every 100,000 General American Investors Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 620 shares are currently held short.

However General American Investors Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of General American Investors Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable General American Investors Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case General American Investors Company's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 General American Investors Company shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0008% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable General American Investors Company shares, roughly 1 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against General American Investors Company.

Find out more about how you can short General American Investors Company stock.

General American Investors Company's environmental, social and governance track record

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 Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

General American Investors Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 25.62

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and General American Investors Company's overall score of 25.62 (as at 01/01/2019) 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 Company 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.).

General American Investors Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.94/100

General American Investors Company'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 Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

General American Investors Company's social score

Social score: 11.62/100

General American Investors Company'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 Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

General American Investors Company's governance score

Governance score: 8.75/100

General American Investors Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that General American Investors Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

General American Investors Company, Inc 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

General American Investors Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, General American Investors Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $20.2649 up to $39.26. 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 Company's is 1.0592. This would suggest that General American Investors Company's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

General American Investors Company overview

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 Investors Company, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in New York, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of General American Investors Company is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 8.254% of General American Investors Company shares are held by insiders and 28.936% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for General American Investors Company?

  General American Investors Company's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is General American Investors Company based?

  General American Investors Company's address is: 530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10036

• What is General American Investors Company's ISIN number?

  General American Investors Company's international securities identification number is: US3688021043

• What is General American Investors Company's CUSIP number?

  General American Investors Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 368802104