CET Central Securities (CET) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0000018748
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about CET
Insiders, 180 days
+$51.0K net bought
2 buyers
Central Securities insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP insiders bought a net $51.0K of stock across 34 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 2 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 buys), the last on Jun 26, 2026.
- +8.0% median (+5.8% mean) 90-day return after 11 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.6% of the 78,101 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO & President Hill John C bought about $28.2K of CET on Oct 6, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025.Context
- 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 buys), the last on Dec 29, 2025.
- +7.7% median (+5.6% mean) 90-day return after 10 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.6% of the 906 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO & President Hill John C bought about $259 of CET on Jun 26, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 buys), the last on Dec 29, 2025.
- +7.7% median (+5.6% mean) 90-day return after 10 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.3% of the 77,601 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO & President Hill John C bought about $11.8K of CET on Jun 26, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Jan 6, 2023.
- +3.5% median (+3.5% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.4% of the 48,050 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Blackford Leo Price bought about $10.7K of CET on Jun 26, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days.Context
- 13 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (13 buys), the last on Nov 7, 2025.
- +8.0% median (+6.7% mean) 90-day return after 9 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.6% of the 77,373 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO & President Hill John C bought about $25.5K of CET on Dec 29, 2025.34 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$51.0K over 180 days
+$28.2K over 90 days
more than 57% of Funds & Trusts
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
0.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 8CEO & President Hill John C bought $28.2K (Oct 6)
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+16.5%12M
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Who owns CET: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders
No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.
Congress trades in CET
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
CET planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $51.0K bought by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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CET filings, in plain words
Are Central Securities insiders buying or selling CET?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Central Securities insiders were net buyers, a net $51.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 buyers.
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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Central Securities insiders were net buyers of CET, a net $51.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 buyers. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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