CET vs. QQQX, GAM, MUC, MFIC, STEW, MQY, SLRC, HQH, MYI, and RVT
Should you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), SLR Investment (SLRC), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and Royce Value Trust (RVT). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (NASDAQ:QQQX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%.
In the previous week, Central Securities had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Central Securities and 4 mentions for Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund's score of 0.37 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Central Securities and Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund beats Central Securities on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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