ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ADX or ASA?

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

Does the media favor ADX or ASA?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 3 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. 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 media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is ADX or ASA more profitable?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADX or ASA?

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

Is ADX or ASA a better dividend stock?

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

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

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

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.