Central Securities (CET) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, DNP or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	$296.20M	4.78	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 8.0%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

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

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

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

Does the media refer more to DNP or CET?

In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund and DNP Select Income Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.77 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select Income Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Central Securities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, DNP or CET?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Central Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.