SOR vs. CET, QQQX, GAM, MFIC, MUC, SLRC, MQY, HQH, MYI, and PHK
Should you be buying Source Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Source Capital include Central Securities (CET), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), General American Investors (GAM), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Source Capital (NYSE:SOR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.
Central Securities has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Source Capital has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Source Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Central Securities'average media sentiment score.
Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Source Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Source Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Source Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Source Capital received 115 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.
8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Source Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.0% of Source Capital shares are owned by 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.
Summary
Source Capital beats Central Securities on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
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