Central Securities (CET) Competitors $47.14 -0.32 (-0.67%) As of 06/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CET vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, BCAT, and OXLCShould 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), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Value Trust (RVT), 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 DNP Select Income Fund PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Value Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital 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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, DNP or CET? DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, DNP or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDNP Select Income Fund$851.71M4.23N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.61N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor DNP or CET? In the previous week, DNP Select Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 0.33 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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 8.0%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DNP or CET? 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DNP or CET? DNP Select Income Fund received 194 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDNP Select Income FundOutperform Votes19470.80% Underperform Votes8029.20% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 9 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$1.36B$7.12B$11.69B$19.81BDividend Yield4.73%6.79%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5923.0135.67Price / Sales4.6124.6827.0546.74Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.52Price / BookN/A0.922.884.84Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.02%0.76%1.47%1.94%1 Month Performance1.49%1.54%1.37%3.03%1 Year Performance7.33%2.40%540.47%9.73% Central Securities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.14-0.7%N/A+8.2%$1.36B$296.20M0.006DNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.78-0.3%N/A+15.7%$3.62B$851.71M0.00590Short Interest ↓PTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.78+0.2%N/A-4.8%$2.50B$230.95M0.00147,000Positive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$20.55+0.5%N/A+0.1%$2.42B$564.12M0.0030News CoveragePositive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.67+0.7%N/A+0.1%$1.81B$259.99M0.00N/ANUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.55-0.2%N/A+1.4%$1.77B$200.53M0.00640GABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.77+0.2%N/A+5.9%$1.77B$203.01M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓RVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$14.74-0.8%N/A+4.5%$1.70B$9.80M0.0050Short Interest ↑STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.56-0.4%N/A+19.8%$1.69B$550.34M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.09+1.3%N/A-9.0%$1.62B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OXLCOxford Lane Capital1.905 of 5 stars$4.50-0.7%N/A-20.3%$1.56B$57.31M5.42601Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Competitors PTY Competitors ADX Competitors USA Competitors NUV Competitors GAB Competitors RVT Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT Competitors OXLC 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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