Central Securities (CET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Central Securities Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York City.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.39 to $48.75
• 50-Day Range: $46.47 to $48.69
• 52-Week Range: $40.24 to $49.51
• Volume: 24,455 shs
• Average Volume: 25,231 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.72%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

CET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CET shares performed this year?

Central Securities' stock was trading at $45.69 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CET shares have increased by 6.6% and is now trading at $48.69.

Who are Central Securities' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Central Securities include Shaker Financial Services LLC (0.73%), Matisse Capital (0.22%), Wolverine Asset Management LLC (0.16%) and Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew J O'neill and John C Hill.
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How do I buy shares of Central Securities?

Shares of CET stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Central Securities own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Central Securities investors own include Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO), EQT (EQT), abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund (FAX), MSP Recovery (LIFW), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Meta Platforms (META) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 6/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 6/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CET
• CIK: 18748
• Web: www.centralsecurities.com
• Phone: 212-698-2020
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $296.20 million
• Price / Sales: 4.76
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,936,000
• Free Float: 26,187,000
• Market Cap: $1.41 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.84