Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG) Competitors $5.68 +0.02 (+0.35%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASG vs. CET, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, HQH, CGBD, BTO, PHK, and ECCShould 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), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). 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 Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PIMCO High Income Fund Eagle Point Credit Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. 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 8.3%. Which has more risk & volatility, CET or ASG? Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CET or ASG? In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Central Securities and 2 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's score of 1.30 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Securities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Liberty All-Star Growth Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CET or ASG? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALiberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CET or ASG? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% SummaryLiberty All-Star Growth Fund beats Central Securities on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Shares have jumped by more than 20,000% since then.I believe we are about to do it again with this new AI project called Stargate 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$330.80M$8.28B$10.35B$19.87BDividend Yield8.29%6.42%10.18%3.52%P/E RatioN/A0.4649.6242.95Price / SalesN/A14.143,393.9819.16Price / CashN/A6.9730.6817.86Price / BookN/A0.902.895.52Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance-3.57%-0.51%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.05%-1.92%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance15.45%11.36%24.12%24.67% 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$5.68+0.4%N/A+14.7%$330.80MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.26-0.2%N/A+27.3%$1.31BN/A0.006Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1253 of 5 stars$13.77-0.4%$14.71+6.9%+3.8%$1.29B$121.29M8.83N/AAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.5729 of 5 stars$11.52-0.8%$11.00-4.5%-10.1%$1.25B$374.84M10.97N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.1326 of 5 stars$16.61-1.2%$17.00+2.3%+9.9%$1.07B$297.79M8.351,000BBDCBarings BDC2.4802 of 5 stars$10.07flat$10.00-0.7%+12.8%$1.06B$289.20M9.3226Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.72+0.5%N/A+15.5%$896.99MN/A0.00147,000CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.5237 of 5 stars$16.61+1.1%$16.67+0.3%+12.8%$845.62M$241.63M9.28N/APositive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.72+0.2%N/A+36.2%$743.84MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.97-0.2%N/A+8.4%$727.72MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageECCEagle Point Credit3.475 of 5 stars$8.98-0.9%$10.00+11.4%-5.5%$690.63M$139.07M11.22N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors BCSF Competitors BBDC Competitors HQH Competitors CGBD Competitors BTO Competitors PHK Competitors ECC 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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