Source Capital (SOR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SOR or CET?

Source Capital has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SOR or CET?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Source Capital	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

Does the media prefer SOR or CET?

In the previous week, Source Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Source Capital and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Source Capital's score of 0.46 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Source Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SOR or CET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SOR or CET?

13.2% of Source Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Source Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Central Securities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SOR or CET more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Source Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is SOR or CET a better dividend stock?

Source Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SOR or CET?

Source Capital received 115 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Source Capital	Outperform Votes 115 72.33%	Underperform Votes 44 27.67%
Central Securities	N/A	N/A

Summary

Source Capital beats Central Securities on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.