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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to ASA or ADX?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals and ASA Gold and Precious Metals both had 4 articles in the media. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' score of 0.37 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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

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

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

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ASA or ADX?

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

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%.

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.