CET Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 9.50%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $96,934.85
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Central Securities Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Central Securities by year and by quarter.

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Central Securities Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $50.36
Price Change: Price Increase of +0.065 (0.13%)
As of 12/4/2025 04:59 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for CET up to the past year.

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Central Securities Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/7/2025John C HillCEOBuy100$50.70$5,070.0073,277View SEC Filing Icon  
1/6/2025Andrew J O'neillVPBuy1,309$45.65$59,755.8588,146View SEC Filing Icon  
1/6/2025John C HillCEOBuy700$45.87$32,109.0072,992View SEC Filing Icon  
10/30/2024John C HillCEOBuy600$46.71$28,026.0069,296View SEC Filing Icon  
10/24/2024Andrew J O'neillVPBuy1,080$46.09$49,777.2084,916View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2024John C HillCEOBuy300$40.77$12,231.0068,547View SEC Filing Icon  
4/19/2024Andrew J O'neillVPBuy800$40.13$32,104.0083,639View SEC Filing Icon  
4/18/2024John C HillCEOBuy200$40.43$8,086.0068,247View SEC Filing Icon  
3/14/2024John C HillCEOBuy300$39.94$11,982.0068,047View SEC Filing Icon  
10/25/2023John C HillCEOBuy260$35.15$9,139.0064,841View SEC Filing Icon  
10/20/2023John C HillCEOBuy200$35.51$7,102.0064,581View SEC Filing Icon  
10/19/2023Andrew J O'neillVPBuy1,954$35.80$69,953.2081,021View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Central Securities (NYSE:CET)

8.68% of Central Securities stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at CET by year and by quarter.

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Central Securities Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/17/2025Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC.4,172$0.21M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC32,418$1.67M0.0%-12.3%0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE500$26K0.0%-62.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bulldog Investors LLP386,046$19.83M4.6%+4.9%1.334%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Chilton Investment Co. Inc.102,254$5.25M0.1%+1.0%0.353%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/20251607 Capital Partners LLC188,713$9.69M0.7%-2.7%0.652%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC44,081$2.26M0.1%-19.6%0.152%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.312,216$16.04M0.0%+2.3%1.079%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.18,353$0.94M0.0%+5.9%0.063%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Pathstone Holdings LLC75,587$3.88M0.0%-7.4%0.261%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.4,250$0.22M0.0%-27.6%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG58,725$3.02M0.0%+0.4%0.203%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Pinnacle Associates Ltd.49,869$2.56M0.0%N/A0.172%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP49,671$2.55M0.0%+10.2%0.172%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Level Four Advisory Services LLC4,129$0.21M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL34,297$1.76M0.5%-0.6%0.119%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025PNC Financial Services Group Inc.10,445$0.54M0.0%N/A0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025HighTower Advisors LLC31,067$1.60M0.0%-3.7%0.107%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.9,101$0.47M0.0%-16.9%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Vista Investment Partners II LLC3,960$0.20M0.1%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC16,330$0.84M0.0%-65.5%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC132,905$6.83M2.3%-37.2%0.459%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC287,793$14.78M2.2%+14.8%0.995%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/17/2025Institute for Wealth Management LLC.16,608$0.85M0.1%-2.2%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/16/2025Uncommon Cents Investing LLC28,445$1.46M0.4%-2.5%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/8/2025Accel Wealth Management8,363$0.43M0.1%+11.8%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/4/2025Osaic Holdings Inc.10,052$0.48M0.0%+15.1%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Vident Advisory LLC5,165$0.25M0.0%-16.3%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Bank of America Corp DE1,346$64K0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC54,852$2.63M0.1%-15.7%0.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.305,304$14.61M0.0%+1.8%1.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc.52,665$2.52M0.9%-25.3%0.182%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP45,085$2.16M0.0%-1.0%0.156%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Third Avenue Management LLC101,812$4.87M1.0%-8.5%0.352%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.17,370$0.83M0.0%-2.3%0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC211,722$10.13M3.6%+17.1%0.732%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/4/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC47,394$2.27M0.0%-40.7%0.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.10,957$0.52M0.0%+104.0%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/25/2025Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.4,205$0.20M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/23/2025Matisse Capital65,000$3.11M1.5%+8.3%0.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/23/2025Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC13,210$0.63M0.0%-12.3%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/22/2025Accel Wealth Management7,482$0.36M0.1%+8.1%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/21/2025Ameritas Advisory Services LLC1,307$63K0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/18/2025Institute for Wealth Management LLC.16,982$0.81M0.1%-4.5%0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/17/2025Capital Investment Advisors LLC33,376$1.60M0.0%-1.0%0.115%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/17/2025Uncommon Cents Investing LLC29,167$1.40M0.4%+2.7%0.101%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/16/2025Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.10,085$0.48M0.1%-2.3%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/14/2025Park Avenue Securities LLC5,914$0.28M0.0%N/A0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/10/2025Stolper Co4,341$0.21M0.1%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/2/2025Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.16,000$0.77M0.1%-5.9%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC37,315$1.68M0.0%-1.2%0.129%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC65,099$2.93M0.1%-20.0%0.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.17,786$0.80M0.0%+43.7%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025Almitas Capital LLC15,735$0.71M0.2%+1.9%0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/20251607 Capital Partners LLC145,018$6.52M0.5%-18.3%0.501%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Royal Bank of Canada66,549$2.99M0.0%+3.9%0.230%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Brasada Capital Management LP17,336$0.78M0.1%N/A0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Vident Advisory LLC6,170$0.28M0.0%-12.7%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.6,393$0.29M0.0%+13.0%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2025Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc.70,484$3.17M1.1%-14.3%0.244%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025HighTower Advisors LLC27,864$1.25M0.0%-7.7%0.096%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/12/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC79,881$3.59M0.0%+254.7%0.276%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2025Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL34,319$1.54M0.5%-1.1%0.119%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC180,813$8.13M3.2%+7.9%0.625%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2025S&CO Inc.14,749$0.66M0.0%-8.1%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2025Cetera Investment Advisers42,258$1.90M0.0%+1.4%0.146%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC207,993$9.35M1.8%+8.0%0.719%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2025Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC15,070$0.68M0.0%N/A0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2025Uncommon Cents Investing LLC28,407$1.28M0.4%-1.0%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2025Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.16,294$0.73M0.0%+1.9%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/21/2025Institute for Wealth Management LLC.17,791$0.80M0.1%-4.1%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/14/2025Farther Finance Advisors LLC639$29K0.0%+763.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/14/2025Capital Investment Advisors LLC33,701$1.52M0.0%-3.3%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/9/2025Quad Cities Investment Group LLC6,477$0.29M0.1%-6.0%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/9/2025NBC Securities Inc.949$42K0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Vident Advisory LLC7,070$0.32M0.0%-11.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Pathstone Holdings LLC158,649$7.24M0.0%+13.2%0.559%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025First Manhattan CO. LLC.15,586$0.71M0.0%-6.0%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Cetera Investment Advisers41,682$1.90M0.0%+6.2%0.147%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bulldog Investors LLP252,521$11.52M3.1%+0.3%0.889%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Citadel Advisors LLC30,738$1.40M0.0%N/A0.108%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE1,719$79K0.0%-64.0%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Almitas Capital LLC15,436$0.71M0.2%N/A0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC81,360$3.72M0.1%-18.1%0.281%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV14,863$0.68M0.0%-16.1%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC37,772$1.73M0.0%-5.8%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Stifel Financial Corp21,400$0.98M0.0%-3.9%0.075%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC167,641$7.66M2.9%+20.3%0.590%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025First Trust Advisors LP45,727$2.09M0.0%+1.6%0.161%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/20251607 Capital Partners LLC177,482$8.11M0.7%-19.2%0.625%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Colonial Trust Advisors48,760$2.23M0.2%+2.9%0.172%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Bank of Montreal Can11,871$0.54M0.0%-3.8%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN12,761$0.58M0.0%+50.1%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.5,659$0.26M0.0%-37.4%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc.82,237$3.76M1.2%+0.5%0.290%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC9,968$0.46M0.0%+11.3%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC56,658$2.59M0.1%+4.3%0.200%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Commonwealth Equity Services LLC5,780$0.26M0.0%+14.9%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025HighTower Advisors LLC30,190$1.38M0.0%-11.9%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025King Luther Capital Management Corp9,217$0.42M0.0%+4.3%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Central Securities Corp. 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.
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Today's Range

Now: $50.36
Low: $50.01
High: $50.47

50 Day Range

MA: $50.63
Low: $47.94
High: $51.98

52 Week Range

Now: $50.36
Low: $40.24
High: $52.44

Volume

12,966 shs

Average Volume

29,412 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.46 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

5.39%

Beta

0.82

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Central Securities?

Central Securities' top insider investors include:
  1. Andrew J O'neill (VP)
  2. John C Hill (CEO)
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Who are the major institutional investors of Central Securities?

Central Securities' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Bulldog Investors LLP — 1.33%
  2. Raymond James Financial Inc. — 1.08%
  3. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC — 0.99%
  4. 1607 Capital Partners LLC — 0.65%
  5. Shaker Financial Services LLC — 0.46%
  6. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. — 0.35%
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Which institutional investors are selling Central Securities stock?

During the last quarter, CET stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Shaker Financial Services LLC
  2. Wolverine Asset Management LLC
  3. AQR Arbitrage LLC
  4. Pathstone Holdings LLC
  5. 1607 Capital Partners LLC
  6. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC
  7. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.
  8. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Which institutional investors are buying Central Securities stock?

Within the last quarter, CET stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Pinnacle Associates Ltd.
  2. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC
  3. Bulldog Investors LLP
  4. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
  5. Raymond James Financial Inc.
  6. First Trust Advisors LP
  7. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC.
  8. Level Four Advisory Services LLC
In the last year, these company insiders have bought Central Securities stock:
  1. Andrew J O'neill (VP)
  2. John C Hill (CEO)
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