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Central Securities (CET) Competitors

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$50.44 +0.24 (+0.48%)
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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.

Company Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital Neutral
Central Securities Neutral

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital13.24% 6.24% 2.75%
Central Securities N/A N/A N/A

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FS KKR Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Central Securities
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FS KKR Capital$1.72BN/A$585M$0.7819.00
Central Securities$222.17M6.57N/AN/AN/A

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

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CET vs. The Competition

MetricCentral SecuritiesInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.46B$40.33B$12.45B$21.74B
Dividend Yield4.54%3.23%5.54%3.59%
P/E RatioN/A16.1732.5432.47
Price / Sales6.5710.1629.8380.49
Price / CashN/AN/A22.7924.53
Price / BookN/AN/A2.234.59
Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance-0.38%1.28%0.17%1.25%
1 Month Performance-0.47%0.04%-1.62%-0.58%
1 Year Performance7.73%8.64%533.66%10.47%

Central Securities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CET
Central Securities
N/A$50.44
+0.5%
N/A+7.2%$1.46B$222.17M0.006Positive News
High Trading Volume
FSK
FS KKR Capital
3.8016 of 5 stars
$14.45
-1.6%
$17.75
+22.9%
-27.8%$4.05B$315M18.52N/A
DNP
DNP Select Income Fund
N/A$10.00
-0.1%
N/A+2.0%$3.70BN/A0.00590Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
ADX
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
N/A$22.52
+0.1%
N/A+2.7%$2.65BN/A0.0030News Coverage
Positive News
PTY
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
N/A$14.50
+0.1%
N/A-2.4%$2.63BN/A0.00147,000Positive News
Ex-Dividend
RVT
Royce Small-Cap Trust
N/A$16.25
-0.6%
N/A+0.4%$1.94B$9.80M0.0050Short Interest ↓
GAB
Gabelli Equity Trust
N/A$6.09
-0.2%
N/A+8.2%$1.87B$276.96M0.00N/APositive News
NUV
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
N/A$8.89
-0.4%
N/A-1.4%$1.84B$33.04M0.00640Positive News
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
N/A$18.12
-0.2%
N/A+11.8%$1.75BN/A0.00N/APositive News
BCAT
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
N/A$14.84
-0.4%
N/A-11.0%$1.59B$159.64M0.00147,000Negative News
Short Interest ↑
OXLC
Oxford Lane Capital
1.0747 of 5 stars
$16.68
-0.3%
N/A-41.0%$1.51B$57.31M4.01601News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:CET) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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