Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $10.42 +0.06 (+0.58%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.42 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 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 FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JOF vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, 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), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), 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 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer JOF or CET? In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.86 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 2 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 and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Which has more volatility and risk, JOF or CET? Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JOF or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$222.17M6.48N/AN/AN/A SummaryCentral Securities beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 6 of the 7 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. Email Address 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$364.92M$3.91B$12.44B$20.94BDividend Yield3.87%6.48%5.55%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6227.94Price / SalesN/A56.8526.7156.00Price / CashN/A17.9021.8523.77Price / BookN/A1.132.285.26Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance0.14%0.53%1.23%1.79%1 Month Performance9.11%1.74%1.37%1.73%1 Year Performance34.28%1.71%539.15%13.35% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.42+0.6%N/A+34.8%$364.92MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.55+1.7%N/A+13.8%$1.43B$296.20M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2352 of 5 stars$11.37+1.1%$10.00-12.0%-19.6%$1.30B$434.37M9.02N/ADividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.5802 of 5 stars$13.06+3.5%$13.50+3.4%-5.4%$1.22B$301.78M10.53N/AEarnings ReportNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.1838 of 5 stars$10.36+1.3%$10.75+3.8%-15.5%$1.10B$371.67M13.63N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.7767 of 5 stars$10.37-1.0%$10.96+5.7%-9.2%$1.03B$84.09M7.40658News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC2.9244 of 5 stars$9.68+0.7%$9.67-0.1%-4.0%$1.02B$286.17M10.0826Dividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1564 of 5 stars$15.16+0.4%$16.50+8.9%-6.7%$983.30M$292.65M9.131,000AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.15-0.1%N/A+2.1%$961.46MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.87+1.4%N/A-14.5%$854.60MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.87+0.1%N/A+1.3%$834.30MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF 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 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenesis 14:13-17 [HIDDEN MEANING?]A mysterious Bible verse from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking what one expert calls an “American birthri...Paradigm Press | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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