CET vs. DNP, ADX, PTY, OXLC, GAB, NUV, RVT, STEW, BCAT, and GSBD
Should you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Central Securities vs. Its Competitors
DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.
In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.52 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Central Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CET) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
