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Central Securities (CET) Competitors

$46.77 +0.28 (+0.60%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CET vs. ADX, PTY, USA, RVT, OXLC, BCAT, GAB, STEW, GSBD, and MFIC

Should you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

Central Securities vs.

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity FundN/A N/A N/A
Central Securities N/A N/A N/A

Adams Diversified Equity Fund received 146 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Adams Diversified Equity FundOutperform Votes
146
53.09%
Underperform Votes
129
46.91%
Central SecuritiesN/AN/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 6 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 0 mentions for Central Securities. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Central Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund Positive
Central Securities Neutral

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats Central Securities on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CET vs. The Competition

MetricCentral SecuritiesInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.33B$8.70B$11.72B$19.90B
Dividend Yield5.02%6.89%5.83%3.70%
P/E RatioN/A0.4525.2241.44
Price / SalesN/A21.2028.2917.15
Price / CashN/A6.8017.2719.84
Price / BookN/A0.982.655.73
Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$993.95M
7 Day Performance4.40%1.86%3.02%3.21%
1 Month Performance3.06%1.16%1.11%5.20%
1 Year Performance25.49%6.53%15.72%19.33%

Central Securities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CET
Central Securities
N/A$46.77
+0.6%
N/A+26.0%$1.33BN/A0.006Positive News
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/A$20.35
+0.6%
N/A+20.2%$2.52B$639.96M0.0030Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
PTY
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
N/A$14.35
+0.5%
N/A+6.4%$2.20B$211.84M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
USA
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
N/A$6.88
-1.4%
N/A+7.1%$1.86B$355.30M0.00N/ADividend Cut
Short Interest ↑
RVT
Royce Value Trust
N/A$15.67
+0.1%
N/A+18.4%$1.81B$151.28M0.0050Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
OXLC
Oxford Lane Capital
2.8623 of 5 stars
$5.08
+0.2%
N/A+0.2%$1.76B$194.42M3.63601Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
BCAT
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
N/A$15.56
+0.8%
N/A+4.9%$1.67B$211.29M0.00147,000Positive News
GAB
The Gabelli Equity Trust
N/A$5.37
-0.2%
N/A+8.8%$1.62B$147.98M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$15.75
-0.3%
N/A+21.0%$1.52B$394.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
2.0621 of 5 stars
$11.84
-0.8%
$13.00
+9.8%
-17.5%$1.39B$90.89M16.91N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
1.906 of 5 stars
$13.13
-0.2%
$14.71
+12.1%
-1.0%$1.23B$121.29M8.42N/APositive News

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