CET vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, OXLC, and BCAT
Should 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), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Central Securities vs.
Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Central Securities and Central Securities both had 1 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.87 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%.
DNP Select Income Fund received 194 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.
Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Central Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CET) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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