ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADX or ASA?

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

Does the media prefer ADX or ASA?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 5 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 3 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 1.06 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADX or ASA?

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

Is ADX or ASA a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Which has more risk and volatility, ADX or ASA?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADX or ASA more profitable?

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