Central Securities (CET) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Is CET or FSK more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 13.24% compared to Central Securities' net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 6.24% beat Central Securities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	13.24%	6.24%	2.75%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CET or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Central Securities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Securities	$222.17M	6.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	$315M	15.98	$585M	$0.78	23.04

Which has more risk and volatility, CET or FSK?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or FSK a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. FS KKR Capital pays out 328.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer CET or FSK?

In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Central Securities and 0 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat FS KKR Capital's score of -0.72 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Securities	Very Positive
FS KKR Capital	Negative

Do analysts rate CET or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $18.42, suggesting a potential upside of 2.46%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Central Securities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Securities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FS KKR Capital	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CET or FSK?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Central Securities on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.