Central Securities (CET) Competitors

DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DNP or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNP Select Income Fund	$851.71M	4.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	$296.20M	4.20	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DNP or CET?

DNP Select Income Fund received 194 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DNP Select Income Fund	Outperform Votes 194 70.80%	Underperform Votes 80 29.20%
Central Securities	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer DNP or CET?

In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 0 mentions for Central Securities. DNP Select Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Central Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that DNP Select Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select Income Fund	Neutral
Central Securities	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DNP or CET?

8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, DNP or CET?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DNP or CET a better dividend stock?

DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%.

Is DNP or CET more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

DNP Select Income Fund beats Central Securities on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.