ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASA or ADX?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ASA or ADX?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASA or ADX more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer ASA or ADX?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 6 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's score of 0.63 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ASA or ADX a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASA or ADX?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals and Adams Diversified Equity Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.