Central Securities (CET) Competitors $51.98 +0.65 (+1.27%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.76 -0.21 (-0.41%) As of 10/3/2025 05:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CET vs. DNP, ADX, PTY, RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, BCAT, OXLC, and GSBDShould 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), 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), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Central Securities vs. Its Competitors DNP Select Income Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Royce Small-Cap Trust Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Goldman Sachs BDC DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. 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 media favor DNP or CET? In the previous week, Central Securities had 3 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Central Securities and 0 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment DNP Select Income Fund Neutral Central Securities Very Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DNP or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDNP Select Income Fund$864.48M4.27N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$222.17M6.77N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, DNP or CET? DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 7.8%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DNP or CET? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCentral Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 6 of the 8 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$1.50B$40.52B$12.68B$21.78BDividend Yield4.48%3.24%5.49%3.54%P/E RatioN/A16.1739.9129.82Price / Sales6.7710.0729.9967.59Price / CashN/AN/A19.7418.31Price / BookN/AN/A2.284.65Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.93%0.73%0.30%1.20%1 Month Performance3.50%1.98%0.79%3.32%1 Year Performance13.48%8.72%540.95%13.11% Central Securities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$51.98+1.3%N/A+13.5%$1.50B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.97+0.5%N/A+3.3%$3.69BN/A0.00590Dividend AnnouncementADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$22.39-0.3%N/A+4.8%$2.63BN/A0.0030Positive NewsPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$14.44+0.0%N/A+0.5%$2.62BN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$16.44+0.6%N/A+4.7%$1.97BN/A0.0050News CoverageShort Interest ↑GABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$6.27+1.2%N/A+13.1%$1.92BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$9.00+0.4%N/A-0.2%$1.87BN/A0.00640Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$18.17-0.4%N/A+15.3%$1.76BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.82+0.2%N/A-9.1%$1.59B$159.64M0.00147,000Dividend CutShort Interest ↑OXLCOxford Lane Capital1.0177 of 5 stars$17.33+0.6%N/A-35.2%$1.57B$57.31M4.17601Negative NewsShort Interest ↑GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5945 of 5 stars$11.14+0.7%$10.00-10.2%-26.8%$1.27B$434.37M8.84N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Competitors ADX Competitors PTY Competitors RVT Competitors GAB Competitors NUV Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT Competitors OXLC Competitors GSBD 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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