Central Securities (CET) Competitors $48.30 +0.10 (+0.21%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CET vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, and BCATShould 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), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). 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 Oxford Lane Capital Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is CET or DNP a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CET or DNP? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CET or DNP? In the previous week, Central Securities and Central Securities both had 1 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat DNP Select Income Fund's score of 1.83 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive DNP Select Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CET or DNP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$296.20M4.72N/AN/AN/ADNP Select Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is CET or DNP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A DNP Select Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, CET or DNP? Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCentral Securities beats DNP Select Income Fund on 5 of the 6 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$1.40B$35.85B$12.09B$20.68BDividend Yield4.77%3.54%5.53%3.71%P/E RatioN/A15.0520.0328.11Price / Sales4.7210.9625.6938.33Price / CashN/AN/A21.6822.53Price / BookN/AN/A2.284.58Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.11%0.87%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance2.48%1.98%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance9.20%7.62%538.61%15.06% Central Securities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.30+0.2%N/A+9.4%$1.40B$296.20M0.006DNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.72+0.6%N/A+18.0%$3.57BN/A0.00590Positive NewsPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.640.0%N/A-3.6%$2.48BN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$20.92+1.0%N/A+0.8%$2.43BN/A0.0030Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.6739 of 5 stars$4.01-1.7%N/A-23.3%$1.82B$57.31M4.83601Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.60+0.8%N/A+0.2%$1.77BN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.59+0.8%N/A+1.3%$1.77BN/A0.00640News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.76+1.0%N/A+11.5%$1.75BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$14.70+1.4%N/A+7.7%$1.67BN/A0.0050STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.32+1.0%N/A+22.8%$1.66BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.88+0.9%N/A-8.5%$1.60B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Competitors PTY Competitors ADX Competitors OXLC Competitors USA Competitors NUV Competitors GAB Competitors RVT Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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