Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Competitors

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

Is CET or PPT a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Putnam Premier Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Putnam Premier Income Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Putnam Premier Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CET or PPT more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam Premier Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CET or PPT?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Putnam Premier Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CET or PPT?

Putnam Premier Income Trust received 141 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
Putnam Premier Income Trust	Outperform Votes 141 66.20%	Underperform Votes 72 33.80%

Do analysts prefer CET or PPT?

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 Premier Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, CET or PPT?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Putnam Premier Income Trust has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CET or PPT?

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 Premier Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor CET or PPT?

In the previous week, Central Securities had 3 more articles in the media than Putnam Premier Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Central Securities and 2 mentions for Putnam Premier Income Trust. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Putnam Premier Income Trust's score of -0.16 indicating that Putnam Premier Income 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 Premier Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Putnam Premier Income Trust beats Central Securities on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.