Central Securities (CET) Competitors

DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DNP or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNP Select Income Fund	$851.71M	4.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	$296.20M	4.39	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer DNP or CET?

In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 0 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.32 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DNP Select Income Fund	Positive
Central Securities	Very Positive

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 8.1%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%.

Is DNP or CET more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DNP or CET?

DNP Select Income Fund received 194 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DNP Select Income Fund	Outperform Votes 194 70.80%	Underperform Votes 80 29.20%
Central Securities	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, DNP or CET?

DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% 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.

Summary

Central Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.