Central Securities closed at $55.22 on Sep 28, down 2.07%, 3.1% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 32.7K shares was 1.31× its 20-day average (above normal).
Split-adjusted performance: +1.2% over one month, +13.5% over six months, +8.3% over one year.
Short interest was 7.4K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 138.2% from the prior report (0.0% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
What is CET's market cap?
$1.63B, based on the Sep 28 close of $55.22.
Does Central Securities pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.31 per share (ex-date Jun 12), an annualised yield of 1.12%.
How much of CET is sold short?
7.4K shares, 0.0% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About Central Securities
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is long-term growth of capital. It invests in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology