Central’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, but may invest in bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Managements philosophy is based on value investing combined with a policy of remaining generally fully invested. Management employs a variety of strategies and does not use a particular formula.

What symbol and exchange does Central Securities shares trade?

Central Securities trades on the AMEX stock market under the symbol CET.

What is Central Securities stock price doing today?

As of October 27, 2026, CET stock price climbed to $56.10 with 10,837 million shares trading.

What is Central Securities's Beta?

CET has a beta of 0.72, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. CET has a correlation of 0.64 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Central Securities worth?

CET has a market cap of $1.66 billion. This is considered a Small Cap stock.

What is the highest and lowest price Central Securities traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, CET traded as high as $57.39 and as low as $34.58.

Is Central Securities (CET) a good investment?

CET has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +15.2% while the SPY ETF gained +14.8%. CET has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +7.5% and -0.2%, respectively, while the SPY returned +4.4% and -1.1%, respectively.

What are the support and resistance levels for Central Securities (CET)?

CET support price is $55.20 and resistance is $56.42 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that CET shares will trade within this expected range on the day.