CET vs. FSK, DNP, ADX, PTY, RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, BCAT, and OXLC
Should you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include FS KKR Capital (FSK), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Central Securities vs. Its Competitors
FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 0 mentions for Central Securities. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Central Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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.
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.
FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus target price of $17.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.77%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Central Securities.
FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Central Securities.
Summary
FS KKR Capital beats Central Securities on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:CET) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
