Tri Continental Corporation trades at a meaningful discount to net asset value with a PEG ratio of 0.44 and sits above its 200-day moving average, but the stock has already reached its price target and upside is exhausted at current levels.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Nav Discount Value—
- Above 200 Day Ma↓Deteriorating
- Piotroski Financial Health→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Tri Continental Corporation (TY) Stock Analysis
Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Asset Management
Wait for pullback to $35.68. BUY gates pass at $35.94, but near 52-week high (1.7% away) and weak growth argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $35.68 (Buy At Market Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum.
Tri-Continental Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. It primarily invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies that operate across diversified... Read more
Wait for pullback to $35.68. BUY gates pass at $35.94, but near 52-week high (1.7% away) and weak growth argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $35.68 (Buy At Market Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Deep value: 51% margin of safety. Extreme undervaluation. (held at prior verdict — engine reading is near the momentum/RSI threshold; will commit on clearer signal). Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear, sector concentration cap sector=financial services 7/10). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Tri Continental Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Travel + Leisure Co. and Ty Pennington Offer Owners a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Vacation Club Ownership - Business Wire — Business Wire positive
- NEWS Five Eagles That Are On The Roster Bubble Entering Minicamp: Is Ty Robinson Part Of The Conversation? - Sports Illustrat — Sports Illustrated positive
- NEWS Southlake Carroll OT Ty McCurry details early Texas A&M connection as recruitment heats up - 247Sports — 247Sports positive
- NEWS Ty Dillon - NASCAR.com — NASCAR.com neutral
- NEWS Tri Continental Corporation (TY) Advances 1.37% – Support Test Holds, Resistance Ahead - Earnings Miss Risk - dars.gov.e — dars.gov.et negative
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Revenue shrinking — -3.1% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Wait for pullback to $35.68. BUY gates pass at $35.94, but near 52-week high (1.7% away) and weak growth argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $35.68 (Buy At Market Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Deep value: 51% margin of safety. Extreme undervaluation. (held at prior verdict — engine reading is near the momentum/RSI threshold; will commit on clearer signal). Target $41.33 (+15.0%), stop $34.64 (−3.8%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.33 (+15.0% upside). Target $41.33 (+15.0%), stop $34.64 (−3.8%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Stop-loss: $34.64.
Near 52-week high (1.7% away); Weak growth.
Tri Continental Corporation trades at a P/E of 7.3 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
What does Tri Continental Corporation do?Tri-Continental Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment...
Tri-Continental Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. It primarily invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It seeks to invest in stocks of large-cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index. Tri-Continental Corporation was formed in January 1929 and is domiciled in the United States.