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CENTRAL SECURITIES (CET) stock: insider trades, news & valuation

Financials · Net buying
Close · Oct 9, 2026 $55.87 +0.7% on the day +14.4% over 12 months 52-week range $47.51 – $56.99

Share price and insider trades

CET closeInsider buyInsider sale
45505560NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctBought $5,070 on 2025-11-07 · John C HillBought $22,771 on 2026-06-26 · John C Hill, Leo Price BlackfordBought $28,185 on 2026-10-06 · John C HillBought $50,910 on 2025-12-29 · John C Hill
Bought, 12 months$102K
Sold, 12 months$0
Insiders buying2
Insiders selling0

CENTRAL SECURITIES insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 2 insiders bought $102K and 0 sold $0 of CET stock on the open market; P/E 7.5 vs. a sector median of 12.2.

CET insider buying and selling by quarter

Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.

Q4 2025: $56K bought (3 trades)$56KQ4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026: $23K bought (3 trades)$23KQ2 2026Q3 2026Q4 2026: $28K bought (1 trades)$28KQ4 2026
QuarterBoughtPurchasesSoldSales
Q4 2026$28K1—0
Q3 2026—0—0
Q2 2026$23K3—0
Q1 2026—0—0
Q4 2025$56K3—0

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)7.5Sector median 12.2
Market value—Asset Management
Profit margin503.5%Revenue growth +65.9%
Volume vs. 50-day0.8×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit+$7KOn all tracked purchases +6.4%

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 2 CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $102K, while 0 insiders reported sales totaling $0. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, John C Hill (CEO, President) has the highest Insider Score at 55.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Oct 8SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 50078,101 held (+1%) $56.37 $28K -0.9% 55
Jun 30SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 22877,601 held (+0%) $51.87 $12K +7.7% 55
Jun 30SEC Leo Price BlackfordDirector Buy 20448,050 held (+0%) $52.38 $11K +6.7% —
Jun 30SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 5906 held (+1%) $51.87 $259 +7.7% 55
Jan 6SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 50077,373 held (+1%) $50.91 $25K +9.7% 55
Dec 30SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 50077,373 held (+1%) $50.91 $25K +9.7% 55
Nov 12SEC John C HillCEO, President Buy 10073,277 held (+0%) $50.70 $5K +10.2% 55

Insiders at CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
John C HillCEO, President $96K — Oct 8, 2026 55
Leo Price BlackfordDirector $11K — Jun 30, 2026 —

Insider activity at other Financials companies

Same sector, ranked by insider buying in the last 90 days.

  • JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.$643M bought
  • CRBGCorebridge Financial, Inc.$185M bought
  • BBDBANK BRADESCO$99.3M bought
  • BPREBluerock Private Real Estate Fund$23.7M bought
  • CCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund$22.0M bought
  • GSHDGoosehead Insurance, Inc.$18.5M bought

CET stock: common questions

Are CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP insiders buying CET stock?

In the past 12 months, 2 insiders reported open-market purchases of CET worth $102K. The latest was CEO, President John C Hill bought $28K of CET at $56.37 — largest purchase by this insider in our records.

Are CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP insiders selling CET stock?

0 insiders reported sales worth $0 over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.

What is CET's P/E ratio?

CET trades at about 7.5 times trailing earnings, compared with a median of 12.2 for the Financials sector.

What is CET's 52-week range?

Over the past year CET has traded between $47.51 and $56.99. It last closed at $55.87 on Oct 9, 2026.