Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) Competitors $19.95 +0.47 (+2.41%) As of 01:40 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 MCI vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BCSF, MUC, BBDC, AWF, and HQHShould you be buying Barings Corporate Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barings Corporate Investors include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Barings BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Barings Corporate Investors vs. Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Abrdn Healthcare Investors Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) 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, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCI or CET? Barings Corporate Investors received 233 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarings Corporate InvestorsOutperform Votes23375.65% Underperform Votes7524.35% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A Is MCI or CET more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Corporate InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MCI or CET? 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MCI or CET? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings Corporate Investors$37.92M10.48N/AN/AN/ACentral Securities$296.20M4.54N/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, MCI or CET? Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MCI or CET? In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.33 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Corporate Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 Is MCI or CET a better dividend stock? Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. SummaryCentral Securities beats Barings Corporate Investors on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barings Corporate Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCI 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarings Corporate InvestorsInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$397.35M$6.92B$11.47B$19.29BDividend Yield8.26%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.3834.47Price / Sales10.4821.8027.2834.86Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.882.784.67Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.49%-1.07%-1.07%-2.17%1 Month Performance-5.43%3.49%5.33%7.01%1 Year Performance9.55%0.02%537.61%3.59% Barings Corporate Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.95+2.4%N/A+9.9%$404.88M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.75-0.5%N/A+7.8%$1.35B$296.20M0.006GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5156 of 5 stars$11.33+0.4%$12.00+5.9%-27.8%$1.33B$67.93M16.19N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.6189 of 5 stars$12.87+0.1%$14.00+8.8%-19.9%$1.20B$110.35M8.25N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2006 of 5 stars$10.84+0.8%$10.67-1.6%-15.7%$1.17B$118.17M10.32N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4831 of 5 stars$10.34+1.1%$11.08+7.2%-11.1%$1.03B$114.06M7.39658BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8591 of 5 stars$15.76+0.5%$16.50+4.7%-5.4%$1.02B$131.73M7.921,000MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.45-0.4%N/A-5.1%$1.00B$6.39M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsBBDCBarings BDC2.3396 of 5 stars$9.14+0.4%$9.33+2.1%-8.6%$963.44M$111.33M8.7926News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.80flatN/A-1.4%$931.28M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.84+1.1%N/A-7.5%$853.17M$186.46M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Securities Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Alternatives Barings BDC Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Investors 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:MCI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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