(GAM) General American Investors - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3688021043

Growth Stocks, Equity Securities, US Public

Dividends

Dividend Yield 11.32%
Yield on Cost 5y 28.58%
Yield CAGR 5y 110.32%
Payout Consistency 74.2%
Payout Ratio 81.5%
Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 10.9%
Value at Risk 5%th 18.7%
Relative Tail Risk 4.13%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 1.45
Alpha 17.79
CAGR/Max DD 1.75
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.253
Beta 0.669
Beta Downside 0.640
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 14.90%
Mean DD 1.80%
Median DD 1.10%

Description: GAM General American Investors November 12, 2025

General American Investors Company (NYSE:GAM) is a publicly traded investment manager that focuses on U.S. public equities, primarily growth-oriented stocks across a broad range of sectors including technology, financials, consumer staples, discretionary, retail, communications, industrials, health care, energy, and materials. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental analysis process supported by in-house research, and has been operating since its 1927 founding out of New York City.

As of the most recent filing, GAM reported assets under management of roughly $1.1 billion and a net expense ratio of 1.12 %, positioning it in the mid-range of fee structures for actively managed equity funds. The fund’s dividend yield has hovered around 1.6 % over the past twelve months, while its 3-year annualized return of approximately 9 % slightly outperforms the S&P 500’s 7 % return in the same period. Key macro drivers for GAM’s portfolio include U.S. consumer spending trends, the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy affecting growth-stock valuations, and sector-specific tailwinds such as accelerating cloud-computing adoption in technology and ongoing demand for renewable-energy infrastructure in the energy segment.

For a deeper, data-rich perspective on GAM’s valuation metrics and risk profile, you might explore the analytics available on ValueRay.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 2.5

Net Income (201.8m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.66m TTM)
FCFTA 0.0 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.0pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue 5.06% (prev -9.19%; Δ 14.25pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.0 (>3.0%) and CFO 0.0 <= Net Income 201.8m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (2.10m) to EBITDA (7.71m) ratio: 0.27 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 6.09 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (23.3m) change vs 12m ago -0.15% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 21.34% (prev 83.86%; Δ -62.52pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 1.67% (prev 5.56%; Δ -3.88pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio -0.04 (EBITDA TTM 7.71m / Interest Expense TTM -194.3m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 70.89

(A) 0.00 = (Total Current Assets 1.67m - Total Current Liabilities 274.9k) / Total Assets 1.69b
(B) 0.67 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 1.13b / Total Assets 1.69b
(C) 0.00 = EBIT TTM 7.56m / Avg Total Assets 1.65b
(D) 65.41 = Book Value of Equity 1.16b / Total Liabilities 17.7m
Total Rating: 70.89 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 42.95

1. Piotroski 2.50pt
2. FCF Yield 0.0%
3. FCF Margin 0.0%
4. Debt/Equity 0.00
5. Debt/Ebitda 0.27
6. ROIC - WACC (= -8.11)%
7. RoE 12.53%
8. Rev. Trend -14.11%
9. EPS Trend 13.10%

What is the price of GAM shares?

As of December 01, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 58.74 with a total of 5,277 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.25%, over one month by +2.45%, over three months by +9.16% and over the past year by +26.94%.

Is GAM a buy, sell or hold?

General American Investors has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the GAM price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 86.7 47.5%

GAM Fundamental Data Overview November 24, 2025

Market Cap USD = 1.33b (1.33b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 6.3622
P/S = 47.9549
P/B = 0.8866
Beta = 0.828
Revenue TTM = 27.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 7.56m USD
EBITDA TTM = 7.71m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.77m USD (estimated: total debt 2.10m - short term 332.0k)
Short Term Debt = 332.0k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.10m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.10m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.33b USD (1.33b + Debt 2.10m - CCE 1.05m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.04 (Ebit TTM 7.56m / Interest Expense TTM -194.3m)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 1.33b)
FCF Margin = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Revenue TTM 27.6m)
Net Margin = 730.0% (Net Income TTM 201.8m / Revenue TTM 27.6m)
Gross Margin = 21.34% ((Revenue TTM 27.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 21.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.35% (prev 18.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.78 (Enterprise Value 1.33b / Total Assets 1.69b)
Interest Expense / Debt = -9238 % (Interest Expense -194.3m / Debt 2.10m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 5.97m (EBIT 7.56m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 6.09 (Total Current Assets 1.67m / Total Current Liabilities 274.9k)
Debt / Equity = 0.00 (Debt 2.10m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.68b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.27 (Net Debt 2.10m / EBITDA 7.71m)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt 2.10m / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.61b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.92% (Net Income 201.8m / Total Assets 1.69b)
RoE = 12.53% (Net Income TTM 201.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.61b)
RoCE = 0.47% (EBIT 7.56m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.61b + L.T.Debt 1.77m))
RoIC = 0.36% (NOPAT 5.97m / Invested Capital 1.67b)
WACC = 8.47% (E(1.33b)/V(1.33b) * Re(8.48%) + (debt cost/tax rate unavailable))
Discount Rate = 8.48% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 22.62%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
EPS Correlation: 13.10 | EPS CAGR: 127.9% | SUE: 3.39 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -14.11 | Revenue CAGR: -28.08% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0

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