Central Securities (CET) Competitors $48.20 +0.29 (+0.61%) As of 07/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CET vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, and BCATShould you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Central Securities vs. Its Competitors DNP Select Income Fund Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Oxford Lane Capital Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, DNP or CET? DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, DNP or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDNP Select Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.71N/AN/AN/A Is DNP or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DNP Select Income FundN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Is DNP or CET a better dividend stock? DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Do insiders & institutionals believe in DNP or CET? 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer DNP or CET? In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 0.92 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DNP Select Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryCentral Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Central Securities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral SecuritiesInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.39B$36.97B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield4.83%3.59%5.58%3.77%P/E RatioN/A15.0519.9527.85Price / Sales4.719.3925.5437.49Price / CashN/AN/A21.3421.91Price / BookN/AN/A2.264.55Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance1.54%0.79%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance3.23%2.05%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance9.17%7.46%540.42%13.81% Central Securities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.20+0.6%N/A+9.8%$1.39B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsDNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.72+0.6%N/A+17.7%$3.57BN/A0.00590Ex-DividendPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.640.0%N/A-3.5%$2.48BN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$20.92+1.0%N/A+0.4%$2.43BN/A0.0030Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.8576 of 5 stars$4.01-1.7%N/A-23.1%$1.82B$57.31M4.83601Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.60+0.8%N/A+0.6%$1.77BN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.59+0.8%N/A+1.4%$1.77BN/A0.00640GABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.76+1.0%N/A+12.0%$1.75BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$14.70+1.4%N/A+6.9%$1.67BN/A0.0050Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.32+1.0%N/A+22.6%$1.66BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.88+0.9%N/A-8.7%$1.60B$197.67M0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Competitors PTY Competitors ADX Competitors OXLC Competitors USA Competitors NUV Competitors GAB Competitors RVT Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CET) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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