Central Securities (CET) Competitors $46.77 +0.28 (+0.60%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends CET vs. ADX, PTY, USA, RVT, OXLC, BCAT, GAB, STEW, GSBD, and MFICShould 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 PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Royce Value Trust Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment 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. Is ADX or CET more profitable? 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADX or CET? Adams Diversified Equity Fund received 146 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdams Diversified Equity FundOutperform Votes14653.09% Underperform Votes12946.91% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADX or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdams Diversified Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor ADX or CET? 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 Which has more volatility and risk, ADX or CET? 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. Is ADX or CET a better dividend stock? 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%. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADX or CET? 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. SummaryAdams Diversified Equity Fund beats Central Securities on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Central Securities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CET 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 CET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral SecuritiesInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.33B$8.70B$11.72B$19.90BDividend Yield5.02%6.89%5.83%3.70%P/E RatioN/A0.4525.2241.44Price / SalesN/A21.2028.2917.15Price / CashN/A6.8017.2719.84Price / BookN/A0.982.655.73Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.04B$993.95M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.77+0.6%N/A+26.0%$1.33BN/A0.006Positive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$20.35+0.6%N/A+20.2%$2.52B$639.96M0.0030Short Interest ↓News CoveragePTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$14.35+0.5%N/A+6.4%$2.20B$211.84M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.88-1.4%N/A+7.1%$1.86B$355.30M0.00N/ADividend CutShort Interest ↑RVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$15.67+0.1%N/A+18.4%$1.81B$151.28M0.0050Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.8623 of 5 stars$5.08+0.2%N/A+0.2%$1.76B$194.42M3.63601Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.56+0.8%N/A+4.9%$1.67B$211.29M0.00147,000Positive NewsGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.37-0.2%N/A+8.8%$1.62B$147.98M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$15.75-0.3%N/A+21.0%$1.52B$394.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.0621 of 5 stars$11.84-0.8%$13.00+9.8%-17.5%$1.39B$90.89M16.91N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.906 of 5 stars$13.13-0.2%$14.71+12.1%-1.0%$1.23B$121.29M8.42N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADX Competitors PTY Competitors USA Competitors RVT Competitors OXLC Competitors BCAT Competitors GAB Competitors STEW Competitors GSBD Competitors MFIC 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:CET) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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