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Tri-Continental Corporation (TY) stock analysis

Asset Management. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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TY
Tri-Continental Corporation · Asset Management
85.6Asset manager strength
$34.78Oct 9 close$1.9B
1Y Target$37.56Model estimate · no analyst coverage
5Y Target$47.42Compound horizon
10Y Target$60.82Long-dated conviction
Rev-20.7%
F
Revenue -20.7% — severe decline
P/E5.5x
A
P/E 5.5 — cheapest decile in Financial Services (≈10th pctile)
ROE16.7%
B+
ROE 16.7% — above long-run market (~13%)
P/B0.91
A-
P/B 0.91 — near book, cheap for a profitable franchise
Yield3.4%
B
Yield 3.4% — modest income

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 85.6 / 100
Profitability80.2
Value (P/E)100.0
Income74.2

A peer-relative read for asset managers on profitability (ROE), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
5% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
Asset Management · market cap $1.9b. 5% off the 52-week high of $36.55. Revenue -21% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
ROE 17% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Revenue contracting -21% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. P/S 26.9x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Horizon
1-3 yr $37.56 (structural (no analyst coverage)) — multiple re-rating thesis requires a catalyst. 5 yr $47.42 at ~6% CAGR — dividend compounding plus earnings growth. 10 yr $60.82 if the moat survives secular pressure.
Score history · TY

Not enough history yet — the model records TY's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

TY at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · ASSET MANAGERPROFITABILITY80VALUE100COVERED INCOME7485.6/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$34.8LOW $30.5HIGH $36.6Trading at the 71st percentile of its 52-week range ($30.5–$36.6).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+3%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Position sizing · TY
Shares to buy
57
Position size
$1,982
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$26.09
25% below $34.78
$ at risk if stopped
$495.62
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Tri-Continental Corporation (TY): score, valuation & FAQ

Tri-Continental Corporation (TY) is an Asset Management company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are P/E (A), P/B (A-) and ROE (B+), while Rev (F) rate weaker.

Is TY a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades TY on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by P/E (A), P/B (A-) and ROE (B+). A score is a quantitative screen of Tri-Continental Corporation's fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade TY?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, TY isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on P/E (A), P/B (A-) and ROE (B+) and weakest on Rev (F).

Is TY overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for TY, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. TY is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in TY?

Revenue contracting -21% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. P/S 26.9x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.

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