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Market cap
$12.25B
EPS
-5.81
P/E ratio
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Price to sales
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Dividend yield
9.682%
Beta
0.824485
Previous close
$50.82
Today's open
$50.86
Day's range
$50.42 - $51.09
52 week range
$40.24 - $52.44
CEO
John C. Hill
Employees
--
Headquarters
New York, NY
Exchange
NYSE American
Shares outstanding
242025200
Issue type
Common Stock
Finance
Asset Management Services
Central Securities Corporation Announces Reinvestment Price of Shares for Distribution Payable December 19, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET) announced today that the price at which Common Stock will be issued in payment of the $2.45 per share distribution payable on December 19, 2025 is $49.91 per share. This price is the arithmetic average of the daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Corporation's Common Stock for each of the last three trading days ending on and including December 3, 2025, rounded to two decimal places. The distribution wa.
Business Wire • Dec 3, 2025

CET: This Solid Fund Will Soon Pay Out A Large Year-End Distribution
Central Securities Corporation offers a concentrated, value-oriented US equity portfolio trading at a 15.5% discount to NAV. CET's major private holding, Plymouth Rock, is likely undervalued in CET's NAV, providing potential hidden value for investors. The fund boasts a low 0.48% expense ratio, low turnover, strong long-term performance, and shareholder-friendly management with significant insider ownership.
Seeking Alpha • Nov 12, 2025

Central Securities Corporation Releases Report to Stockholders
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET), a closed-end investment company, today released its Report to Stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Figures as of September 30, 2025 compared with those of one year ago, are as follows: September 30, September 30, 2025 2024 Net assets per common share $61.39 $56.17 Net assets $1,775,058,609 $1,594,454,696 Shares outstanding 28,913,659 28,387,828 Additional det.
Business Wire • Nov 10, 2025

Central Securities Corporation Declares Year-End Distribution
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET), a closed-end investment company, today declared a distribution of $2.45 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable December 19, 2025 to stockholders of record November 14, 2025. The distribution will be paid in additional shares of stock unless stockholders elect to receive the distribution in cash. The cut-off date for election of cash is December 3, 2025 (the “Cut-Off Date”). Stockholders who own their.
Business Wire • Nov 4, 2025

CET: An Excellent Long-Term Investment To Buy On Dips
CET trades at a 15.5% discount to NAV, with a conservative valuation on its major holding, Plymouth Rock, offering potential upside. Management is shareholder-friendly, with significant insider ownership and recent insider buying, plus accretive share repurchases at wide discounts. CET boasts a low 0.55% expense ratio, minimal turnover, and strong long-term performance, making it an attractive core holding.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 22, 2025

Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunities To Kick Off H2 2025
We closed out the first half of 2025, making it an appropriate time to give the overall CEF space a fresh look for potential opportunities. As the broader equity indexes have been performing quite well, discounts in the CEF space have narrowed overall. The best relative value more broadly is in the municipal bond space and the "hybrid" funds.
Seeking Alpha • Jul 14, 2025

2 Picks For Monthly Distributions And Participating With Activists
Closed-end funds offer unique opportunities due to the structure, which allows for the share price to swing wildly different from the underlying portfolio value. There are activist groups that specifically target these in a way to take advantage of this feature within the closed-end fund space. On top of that, it also provides significant diversification by investing in already diversified CEFs, and additionally, this can translate into strong monthly distributions.
Seeking Alpha • Jun 8, 2025

Central Securities Corporation Declares Dividend
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET), a closed-end investment company, today declared the following dividend: Ex- and Record Payment Class of Stock Rate Date Date Common Stock $0.25 6/17/25 6/27/25 Of the $0.25 per share to be paid on June 27, 2025, $0.04 is expected to be taxable as ordinary income and $0.21 is expected to be taxable as long-term capital gain. The final tax breakdown of all amounts paid during.
Business Wire • Jun 4, 2025

5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 14% (May 2025)
For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.
Seeking Alpha • May 24, 2025

CET: Excellent Record, 17% Discount, But Yields Less Than 6%
Central Securities Corporation is a closed-end fund with a concentrated portfolio, no leverage, and a focus on long-term capital appreciation. CET's semi-annual distributions are variable and primarily paid in December, making it less suitable for income-centric investors. Past performance is excellent, especially its long-term performance. However, the income yield is mediocre for a closed-end fund.
Seeking Alpha • May 11, 2025

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