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.
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.
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.
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.
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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