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Central Securities Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €25k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 08 Oct 2026.
Central Securities Corp: what insiders have been doing
Central Securities Corp is a Finance & Banking company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Central Securities Corp logged 12 filings by 3 insiders.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 5 purchases totalling €47k, made by 2 insiders. No amount is published for 3 filings, which the totals therefore leave out. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Hill John C filed the largest purchase, €25k, on 8 October 2026, which represents 0.0017% of the company's market value. The buyers include 1 senior executive and 1 chief executive.
Across the 5,808 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 12 filings, this issuer sits below that mark. Since 2016, the database holds 18 purchases and no sales by insiders of the company.
The last purchase on record was published on 8 October 2026, which is 10 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 4 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. also feature in our signals. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
53
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€462,829
18 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleJohn C. Hill6 buys
Andrew J. O'Neill1 buy
Leo Price Blackford1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +4.1%Entry US$52.94 · Close 14 Oct 2026 US$55.09
- +4.1%Entry US$52.94 · Close 14 Oct 2026 US$55.09
- +16.7%Entry US$44.80 · Close at T+365 US$52.30
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 3,772 of 24,166 companies
69.5
score / 100
Value51
Quality88
FCF yld2.9%
Earn yld16%
EV/EBITDA45.8x
ROE12%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn97%
Debt/EBITDA0.1x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$56.19
Analyst consensus
Income statement
RevenueUS$272.8M
EBITDAUS$35.8M13% margin
Net incomeUS$265.2M503.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)7.5x
P/Book0.9x
Beta0.75
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1.7B
Total debtUS$2.7M
Free Cash FlowUS$47.1M
Debt / Equity0%
Profitability & ownership
ROE12.4%
ROA1.3%
% insiders41.5%
% institutions15.3%
Last declaration on 8 October 2026
Declarations53 total
500 shares@ US$56.370.0017% mcap4.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000050:0
Canonical exit: 4 Jan 2027 (T+90)
30,820 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000046:0
204 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000042:0
Canonical exit: 24 Sept 2026 (T+90)
228 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000044:0
Canonical exit: 24 Sept 2026 (T+90)
5 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000044:1
Canonical exit: 24 Sept 2026 (T+90)
38,200 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000039:0
19,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000037:0
18,750 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000033:0
20,160 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000031:0
19,200 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001209992-26-000027:0
500 shares@ US$50.914.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209992-25-000015:0
Canonical exit: 29 Mar 2026 (T+90)
185 shares@ US$47.941.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209992-25-000011:0
41,200 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001006975-25-000008:0
32,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001006975-25-000006:0
700 shares@ US$45.876.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001664799-25-000001:0
Canonical exit: 6 Apr 2025 (T+90)
1,309 shares@ US$45.6523.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001537786-25-000001:0
Canonical exit: 6 Apr 2025 (T+90)
42,500 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001006975-24-000005:0
110,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001006975-24-000004:0
149 shares@ US$43.871.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001664799-24-000007:0
197 shares@ US$43.873.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001537786-24-000004:0
37,500 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001006975-24-000003:0
300 shares@ US$40.772.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001664799-24-000004:0
Canonical exit: 31 Jul 2024 (T+90)
800 shares@ US$40.1312.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001537786-24-000002:0
Canonical exit: 18 Jul 2024 (T+90)
200 shares@ US$40.431.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001664799-24-000003:0
Canonical exit: 17 Jul 2024 (T+90)
300 shares@ US$39.942.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001664799-24-000002:0
Canonical exit: 12 Jun 2024 (T+90)
25 of 53 declarations
About Central Securities Corp
Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET) is a U.S.-based closed-end management investment company headquartered in New York, United States. Organized on October 1, 1929, it is one of the longer-standing listed investment companies in the U.S. market. For French-speaking investors, CET should be viewed less as an operating business and more as a publicly traded capital-allocation vehicle with a long-term ownership philosophy.
The company’s stated objective is long-term capital growth; income is a secondary consideration. Central Securities primarily invests in equity securities that it believes are undervalued at the time of purchase, while maintaining flexibility to hold cash and, when appropriate, other securities. Its investment approach treats shares as ownership interests in businesses and emphasizes buying when price is low relative to enterprise value. This value-oriented, concentrated style differentiates CET from broad-market diversified funds and from passive index products.
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Operationally, Central Securities does not manufacture products or provide services in the conventional sense. Its core activity is portfolio management and capital deployment across public and private holdings. The company’s reported top holdings include The Plymouth Rock Company, Alphabet, Analog Devices, Progressive, Charles Schwab, Capital One Financial, Motorola Solutions, Keysight Technologies, Amazon, and Chevron. That mix suggests exposure to financial services, technology, industrial/communications infrastructure, and high-quality U.S. franchise businesses. The portfolio also indicates a willingness to own both mega-cap public equities and a meaningful private-company stake, which is notable for a closed-end fund.
The firm is managed internally from New York. John C. Hill serves as Chief Executive Officer, while Wilmot H. Kidd remains Chairman of the Board. Central Securities also maintains a shareholder-friendly distribution framework, typically paying distributions twice a year, with a smaller mid-year payment and a year-end distribution that may be paid in cash or, at shareholder election, in additional shares. For investors in Europe, this makes CET a somewhat distinctive listed vehicle with a long record of distributions, though payout amounts can vary materially from year to year.
From a competitive standpoint, CET’s main strengths are its longevity, disciplined value orientation, and concentration in selected holdings rather than broad diversification. It trades on the NYSE American market in the United States, which gives investors direct market access to a long-established closed-end fund structure. Recent company disclosures show a portfolio still anchored in a small number of major positions as of March 31, 2026, alongside continued NAV reporting and regular financial disclosure. Overall, Central Securities remains a conservative, valuation-driven U.S. equity investment vehicle with a patient, long-horizon mandate and an emphasis on capital preservation and compounding over time.
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