Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CET or JOF?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company 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 better earnings & valuation, CET or JOF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Securities	$222.17M	6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor CET or JOF?

In the previous week, Central Securities and Central Securities both had 1 articles in the media. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Central Securities' score of 1.79 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	1 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 and volatility, CET or JOF?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or JOF a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Is CET or JOF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Central Securities beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.