What is CET's P/E ratio?

Central Securities Corporation (CET) currently trades at a P/E ratio of 2.86.

Central Securities Corporation reports a Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.83%.

What is CET's dividend yield?

Central Securities Corporation offers a dividend yield of 5.15%.

What is CET's Quality Score?

Our AI rates CET's overall financial quality at 46 out of 100, based on profitability, growth, debt and earnings stability.

Is now a good time to buy CET?

Our AI Timing Score for CET is 96 out of 100, indicating the relative attractiveness of buying at the current price using technical and momentum signals.

Which sector does CET belong to?

Central Securities Corporation is classified under the Financial Services >> Asset Management sector on the NYSE MKT exchange

Central Securities Corporation (CET) Stock Price

Stock Check Daily update data at 8:30 AM
(Price: 2026-08-03 | FS: 2025-12-31)

CET AI Analysis Summary

Our AI summary for CET: Central Securities Corporation (NYSE MKT), Financial Services >> Asset Management sector. The stock currently trades at a P/E of 2.86, ROE of 14.83%, a dividend yield of 5.15%. Its financial Quality Score stands at 46/100 — fundamentals below the market average. The AI Timing Score is 96/100 — multiple technical signals currently support price momentum. All scores are recomputed automatically after each market close from official exchange data. This is systematically generated analysis, not personalized investment advice.

CET

Central Securities Corporation

US:NYSE MKT STOCK Financial Services >> Asset Management News 99

USD 54.48

1.04 (1.95%) Day Change

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2.86

P/E

0.00

D/E

14.8%

ROE

14.8%

ROA

5.15%

Div Yield

-0.03

PEG

CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
TYPE: STOCK
MARKET: NYSE MKT

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USD 54.48 Price 1.04 (1.95%) Day Change	NEWS SCORE: 99

CET, the overall quality is not good ( Quality = 46) but the timing to buy is ...(Sign In to See)...

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46 QUALITY

Signal: UNDERPERFORM

Signal Description: Company financial health is Not Good

Reason: Acceleration of ROE growth rate is below our criteria.
Historical ROE is relatively low
ROE is decreasing significantly
Historical ROA is relatively low.
Acceleration of ROA growth rate is below our criteria.
Current growth of ROA was below our criteria.
Current growth of ROA was below our criteria.

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TIMING

Signal: OUTPERFORM

Signal Descri...: Good

Reason: Momentum indicators aligned on the daily timeframe

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Quality Factors

54%

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Select Rate	0.00 From 30 days period
Watch Rate	0.00 From 30 days period
News Score	99
Magic Formula Rank by ROA	72 GOOD
Magic Formula Rank by ROE	72 GOOD
Magic Formula Rank by ROIC	235
Price	54.48
PBV / Sector	0.88 / 1.81 GREAT
Earning Per Share	9.15

PE / Sector	2.86 / 13.22 GREAT
PEG or PE/Growth / Sector	-0.03 / -0.25
Average 1M Daily Value	1.65 M GREAT
Average 1W Daily Value	1.08 M GREAT

Timing Factors

71%

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Financial Health

41%

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Ability to Make Profit

77%

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NPM (%) / Sector	305.02 / 211.77 GREAT
NPM Average (%) / Sector	224.00 / -435.78 GREAT
NPM Change Average (%) / Sector	137.90 / 81.33 GREAT
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ROA (%) / Sector	14.81 / 463.87
ROA Average (%) / Sector	9.01 / 89.94
ROA Change Average (%) / Sector	-77.26 / 3,833.27
ROE (%) / Sector	14.83 / 18.08
ROE Average (%) / Sector	9.03 / 17.82
ROE Change Average (%) / Sector	-77.28 / 247.48
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Return to Investors

58%

Dividend (%) / Sector	5.15 / 6.13 GOOD
Dividend Average (%) / Sector	5.15 / 8.86 GREAT
Dividend Change Average (%) / Sector	N/A / 1.08

Registration Details

Analyze Date	2026-08-04 08:01:18
Symbol	CET
Name	CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
Sector	Financial Services >> Asset Management
Market	NYSE MKT
Listed Shares	29.55 M
Par Value	N/A
Calculated From	YearEnd
Sign	N/A
Market Cap (M.USD) / Sector Average	1,581.66 / 7,136.61

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Address: 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10111-0100

Phone: 212 698 2020

Website: https://www.centralsecurities.com

Sector: Financial Services >> Asset Management

Description: Central Securities Corporation 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 Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York City.