Central Securities (CET) Competitors

Central Securities (NYSE:CET) and Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (NASDAQ:QQQX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CET or QQQX?

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
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate CET or QQQX?

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
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media refer more to CET or QQQX?

In the previous week, Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Central Securities' score of 0.56 indicating that Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CET or QQQX more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CET or QQQX?

8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Central Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CET or QQQX a better dividend stock?

Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CET or QQQX?

Central Securities and Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Securities	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, CET or QQQX?

Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund beats Central Securities on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.