Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $10.74 +0.04 (+0.37%) As of 10:39 AM 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, BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould 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), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). 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 BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor JOF or CET? In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund both had 3 articles in the media. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 1.10 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JOF or CET? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, JOF or CET? Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, JOF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$222.17M6.64N/AN/AN/A Is JOF or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Is JOF or CET a better dividend stock? Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. SummaryCentral Securities beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 6 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. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JOF 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 JOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$378.26M$4.01B$12.58B$21.44BDividend Yield4.55%6.21%5.45%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A231.9929.76Price / SalesN/A20.4430.8848.83Price / CashN/A17.9721.9524.13Price / BookN/A1.202.304.57Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.14%0.86%0.77%1.03%1 Month Performance7.72%2.68%4.10%6.24%1 Year Performance35.26%2.49%544.02%16.21% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.74+0.4%N/A+34.8%$378.26MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.980.0%N/A+13.8%$1.45B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.201 of 5 stars$11.37-0.7%$10.00-12.0%-18.8%$1.31B$434.37M9.02N/ANews CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0124 of 5 stars$13.07-1.1%$13.30+1.8%-5.8%$1.23B$301.78M12.10N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.8767 of 5 stars$10.54-1.1%$10.75+2.0%-13.2%$1.13B$371.67M13.87N/APositive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC2.5841 of 5 stars$9.85-0.5%$9.67-1.9%-4.0%$1.04B$286.17M10.2626High Trading VolumeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1732 of 5 stars$15.60-1.4%$16.50+5.8%-8.4%$1.03B$292.65M9.401,000News CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0972 of 5 stars$10.19-0.8%$10.88+6.7%-9.9%$1.01B$89.89M7.28658Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.27-0.1%N/A+0.2%$972.67MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.62+0.5%N/A-10.1%$890.88MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.96-0.1%N/A+2.2%$850.60MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives PFLT Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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