Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, CET or PMO?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or PMO a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%.

Do analysts prefer CET or PMO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Securities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is CET or PMO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor CET or PMO?

In the previous week, Central Securities had 3 more articles in the media than Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Central Securities and 2 mentions for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's score of -0.16 indicating that Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Securities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CET or PMO?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CET or PMO?

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust received 122 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	Outperform Votes 122 67.40%	Underperform Votes 59 32.60%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CET or PMO?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Central Securities beats Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.