SRH Total Return Fund (STEW) Competitors

SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) and The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is STEW or GAB a better dividend stock?

SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STEW or GAB?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRH Total Return Fund	$142.97M	9.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, STEW or GAB?

SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STEW or GAB more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STEW or GAB?

The Gabelli Equity Trust received 157 more outperform votes than SRH Total Return Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%

Does the media refer more to STEW or GAB?

In the previous week, SRH Total Return Fund and SRH Total Return Fund both had 3 articles in the media. SRH Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.72 indicating that SRH Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRH Total Return Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Gabelli Equity Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STEW or GAB?

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate STEW or GAB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRH Total Return Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

SRH Total Return Fund beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.