ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Does the media favor ASA or ADX?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 18 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 2 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 1.39 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASA or ADX?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ASA or ADX?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASA or ADX?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ASA or ADX a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%.

Is ASA or ADX more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.