Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $10.63 -0.03 (-0.28%) As of 12:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JOF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, AWF, BBDC, PFLT, ASA, and HQHShould you be buying Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), and abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund BARINGS BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital ASA Gold and Precious Metals abrdn Healthcare Investors Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CET or JOF? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CET or JOF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central SecuritiesN/A N/A N/A Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor CET or JOF? In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.93 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) Positive Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CET or JOF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Securities$222.17M6.66N/AN/AN/AJapan Smaller Capitalization Fund$8.75M42.80N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, CET or JOF? Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CET or JOF a better dividend stock? Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. SummaryCentral Securities beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JOF 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 JOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$374.43M$3.98B$248.06B$21.37BDividend Yield5.35%5.98%5.44%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A239.7729.18Price / Sales42.8052.35315.9582.91Price / CashN/A18.6022.7724.47Price / BookN/A1.3017.664.53Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.12%-0.51%1,613.64%-1.09%1 Month Performance1.97%2.58%1,937.93%2.27%1 Year Performance31.23%2.76%2,680.94%14.08% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.63-0.3%N/A+33.1%$374.43M$8.75M0.00N/ACETCentral SecuritiesN/A$50.54-0.2%N/A+11.6%$1.46B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5135 of 5 stars$11.33+1.4%$10.00-11.7%-24.0%$1.27B$434.37M8.99N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5098 of 5 stars$12.13-0.9%$13.30+9.6%-11.1%$1.14B$301.78M11.23N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.5339 of 5 stars$9.78-1.4%$10.60+8.4%-18.7%$1.06B$371.67M12.87N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2384 of 5 stars$14.57-3.8%$16.50+13.2%-16.0%$982.76M$292.65M8.781,000Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.32+0.1%N/A+0.7%$975.26MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBBDCBARINGS BDC2.8049 of 5 stars$9.13-0.5%$9.67+5.9%-8.7%$965.36M$286.17M9.5126Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8829 of 5 stars$9.72-1.0%$10.88+11.9%-18.4%$964.40M$89.89M6.94658ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$40.92-1.3%N/A+101.5%$892.40MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.42-0.2%N/A-7.8%$886.57MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives AWF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives ASA Alternatives HQH Alternatives 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:JOF) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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