SOR vs. CET, QQQX, GAM, MFIC, MUC, SLRC, MQY, HQH, MYI, and PHK
Should you be buying Source Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Source Capital include Central Securities (CET), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), General American Investors (GAM), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Source Capital (NYSE:SOR) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking.
In the previous week, Source Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Source Capital and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Source Capital's score of 0.46 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Source Capital received 115 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.
13.2% of Source Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Source Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Source Capital has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Source Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.
Summary
Source Capital beats Central Securities on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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