BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MHN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CET or MHN?

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund received 111 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	Outperform Votes 111 66.07%	Underperform Votes 57 33.93%

Is CET or MHN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CET or MHN?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CET or MHN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Securities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media refer more to CET or MHN?

In the previous week, Central Securities and Central Securities both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Central Securities' score of -0.63 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has better earnings & valuation, CET or MHN?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund	$8.56M	37.33	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is CET or MHN a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Which has more volatility and risk, CET or MHN?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund beats Central Securities on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.