Central Securities Co. (NYSE:CET) VP Buys $32,104.00 in Stock

Central Securities Co. (NYSE:CET) VP Andrew J. O’neill bought 800 shares of Central Securities stock in a transaction on Friday, April 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $40.13 per share, for a total transaction of $32,104.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now owns 83,639 shares in the company, valued at $3,356,433.07. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Central Securities Stock Performance

Central Securities stock opened at $40.69 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.06. Central Securities Co. has a twelve month low of $33.85 and a twelve month high of $41.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Central Securities

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CET. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Central Securities in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,180,000. AQR Arbitrage LLC lifted its stake in Central Securities by 132.6% in the third quarter. AQR Arbitrage LLC now owns 40,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,451,000 after acquiring an additional 23,339 shares during the last quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in Central Securities by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 207,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,370,000 after acquiring an additional 13,563 shares in the last quarter. Advisor Partners II LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Central Securities in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $391,000. Finally, Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Central Securities by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 61,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,323,000 after purchasing an additional 9,896 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 8.68% of the company’s stock.

About Central Securities

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.