Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NYSE:NIM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media favor EQS or NIM?

In the previous week, Equus Total Return had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Equus Total Return and 0 mentions for Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. Equus Total Return's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EQS or NIM?

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equus Total Return.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equus Total Return	$1.27M	22.26	-$18.78M	-$1.25	-1.66
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, EQS or NIM?

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EQS or NIM more profitable?

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,212.18%. Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,212.18%	-8.77%	-6.08%
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend EQS or NIM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equus Total Return	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EQS or NIM?

32.2% of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Equus Total Return shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Equus Total Return beats Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.