Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG) Competitors $5.70 +0.09 (+1.60%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASG vs. CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, CGBD, HQH, PHK, BTO, and NXPShould you be buying Liberty All-Star Growth Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund include Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund vs. Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Carlyle Secured Lending Abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Is CET or ASG a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CET or ASG? Liberty All-Star Growth Fund received 99 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral SecuritiesN/AN/ALiberty All-Star Growth FundOutperform Votes9957.23% Underperform Votes7442.77% Which has better earnings & valuation, CET or ASG? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$300.48M4.30N/AN/AN/ALiberty All-Star Growth Fund$37.15M8.93N/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CET or ASG? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CET or ASG? In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Central Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Central Securities Neutral Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive Is CET or ASG more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, CET or ASG? Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLiberty All-Star Growth Fund beats Central Securities on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Liberty All-Star Growth Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiberty All-Star Growth FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$326.71M$8.38B$11.09B$19.18BDividend Yield8.32%6.75%9.81%3.60%P/E RatioN/A0.4427.7141.24Price / Sales8.9314.8243.2417.60Price / CashN/A7.0330.6121.28Price / BookN/A0.882.745.32Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.23%-2.96%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-0.52%-2.31%-2.89%-3.68%1 Year Performance7.85%3.73%11.38%12.14% Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASGLiberty All-Star Growth FundN/A$5.70+1.6%N/A+8.7%$326.71M$37.15M0.00N/APositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.69+0.2%N/A+21.9%$1.33B$300.48M0.006MFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2922 of 5 stars$13.56-1.1%$14.71+8.5%-1.2%$1.27B$121.29M8.79N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.1694 of 5 stars$11.76-0.3%$11.00-6.5%-12.7%$1.27B$124.62M11.23N/AEx-DividendInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.4999 of 5 stars$17.16-0.5%$17.00-0.9%+10.8%$1.11B$297.79M8.661,000BBDCBarings BDC2.273 of 5 stars$9.56-1.5%$10.00+4.6%+8.0%$1.01B$289.20M8.9926Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending0.9331 of 5 stars$17.90+0.3%$16.67-6.9%+16.4%$911.29M$241.63M9.97N/APositive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.84-0.8%N/A+1.4%$852.44MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.99-0.8%N/A+0.5%$729.18M$92.95M0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.66-0.7%N/A+16.9%$722.79M$132.65M0.002,719Positive NewsNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.75-1.1%N/A-1.4%$690.45MN/A0.0040,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors BCSF Competitors BBDC Competitors CGBD Competitors HQH Competitors PHK Competitors BTO Competitors NXP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ASG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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