Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) Competitors

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

Is CET or MCI a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Barings Corporate Investors has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Corporate Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CET or MCI?

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
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer CET or MCI?

In the previous week, Central Securities had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Central Securities and 1 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. Barings Corporate Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Central Securities' score of 0.59 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
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CET or MCI?

Barings Corporate Investors received 233 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	Outperform Votes 233 75.65%	Underperform Votes 75 24.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, CET or MCI?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CET or MCI?

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
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

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

8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CET or MCI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Central Securities beats Barings Corporate Investors on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.