Central Securities (CET) Stock Overview
Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$47.38 |
| 52 Week High | US$49.51 |
| 52 Week Low | US$40.24 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| 1 Month Change | 4.43% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.50% |
| 1 Year Change | 8.69% |
| 3 Year Change | 30.63% |
| 5 Year Change | 64.06% |
| Change since IPO | 511.35% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| CET | US Capital Markets | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| 1Y | 8.7% | 29.0% | 12.6% |
Return vs Industry: CET underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 28.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CET underperformed the US Market which returned 12.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CET volatility | |
|---|---|
| CET Average Weekly Movement | 3.2% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 5.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 4.1% |
Stable Share Price: CET has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: CET's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | John Hill | www.centralsecurities.com |
Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations.
Central Securities Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| CET fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$1.37b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$287.97m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$23.70m |
Is CET overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CET income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$23.70m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$0 |
| Gross Profit | US$23.70m |
| Other Expenses | -US$264.28m |
| Earnings | US$287.97m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 9.95 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1,215.16% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did CET perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does CET pay a reliable dividends?
See CET dividend history and benchmarks| Central Securities dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jun 17 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 27 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 9 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 19 days |
Does CET pay a reliable dividends?
See CET dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/08 10:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Central Securities Corporation is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.