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NYSEAMERICAN:CET

Central Securities (CET) Competitors

$35.59
+0.04 (+0.11%)
(As of 06/7/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$35.52
$35.78
50-Day Range
N/A
52-Week Range
$33.01
$38.83
Volume
10,215 shs
Average Volume
17,399 shs
Market Capitalization
$995.81 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.88%
Price Target
N/A

CET vs. GAM, MUC, MQY, MFIC, CRF, HQH, SLRC, QQQX, MYI, and STEW

Should you be buying Central Securities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Securities include General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), SLR Investment (SLRC), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), and SRH Total Return Fund (STEW). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.

Central Securities vs.

General American Investors (NYSE:GAM) and Central Securities (NYSEAMERICAN:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, General American Investors and General American Investors both had 1 articles in the media. General American Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Central Securities' score of 0.34 indicating that General American Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
General American Investors
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Central Securities
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

General American Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%.

22.6% of General American Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of General American Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Central Securities received 17 more outperform votes than General American Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.58% of users gave Central Securities an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave General American Investors an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
General American InvestorsOutperform Votes
95
59.01%
Underperform Votes
66
40.99%
Central SecuritiesOutperform Votes
112
80.58%
Underperform Votes
27
19.42%

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
General American InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
General American Investors N/A N/A N/A
Central Securities N/A N/A N/A

General American Investors has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General American Investors
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Central Securities
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Summary

Central Securities beats General American Investors on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSEAMERICAN 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.
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CET vs. The Competition

MetricCentral SecuritiesInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSEAMERICAN Exchange
Market Cap$995.81M$5.82B$6.23B$762.37M
Dividend Yield6.93%6.92%10.12%3.62%
P/E RatioN/A0.77154.924.51
Price / SalesN/A13.503,956.63116.26
Price / CashN/A11.0832.1021.77
Price / BookN/A0.861.742.95
Net IncomeN/A$1.62M$650.16M$56.73M
7 Day PerformanceN/A1.99%3.29%3.61%
1 Month PerformanceN/A0.49%2.85%-6.73%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-10.11%-6.19%22.40%

Central Securities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GAM
General American Investors
0 of 5 stars
$40.36
+0.5%
N/A+5.6%$967.43MN/A0.00N/A
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
0 of 5 stars
$10.63
+0.3%
N/A-14.5%$1.02BN/A0.00147,000Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
MQY
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
0 of 5 stars
$11.41
+0.6%
N/A-12.8%$833.84MN/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement
News Coverage
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
1.4694 of 5 stars
$12.30
+1.7%
$12.44
+1.2%
N/A$804.71M$230.35M14.99N/ANews Coverage
CRF
Cornerstone Total Return Fund
0 of 5 stars
$7.77
+0.4%
N/AN/A$799.77MN/A0.00N/A
HQH
Tekla Healthcare Investors
0 of 5 stars
$17.10
flat
N/A-10.1%$792.41MN/A0.00147,000Positive News
SLRC
SLR Investment
1.9249 of 5 stars
$14.42
+0.6%
$15.17
+5.2%
-10.2%$786.76M$177.51M32.04N/ADividend Announcement
QQQX
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund
0 of 5 stars
$25.45
+0.2%
N/A+4.0%$1.23BN/A0.00N/ADividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
0 of 5 stars
$10.84
+0.2%
N/A-9.3%$737.77MN/A0.00147,000Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
STEW
SRH Total Return Fund
0 of 5 stars
$12.85
+1.3%
N/A-3.4%$1.25B$66.50M0.00N/APositive News

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This page (NYSEAMERICAN:CET) was last updated on 6/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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