Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors $2.48 -0.01 (-0.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.46 -0.02 (-0.60%) As of 06:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQS vs. GECC, JHI, PFO, PAI, PCF, NIM, NMT, MGF, NMI, and PFXShould you be buying Equus Total Return stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equus Total Return include Great Elm Capital Group (GECC), John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI), High Income Securities Fund (PCF), Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT), Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), and PhenixFIN (PFX). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Equus Total Return vs. Its Competitors Great Elm Capital Group John Hancock Investors Trust Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund High Income Securities Fund Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund Mfs Govt Mkts Nuveen Municipal Income Fund PhenixFIN Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EQS or GECC? Great Elm Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Elm Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquus Total Return$1.27M26.54-$18.78M-$1.25-1.98Great Elm Capital Group$39.32M3.21$3.55M$1.566.99 Do insiders & institutionals believe in EQS or GECC? 38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Equus Total Return shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor EQS or GECC? In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 1 articles in the media. Great Elm Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Equus Total Return's score of 1.00 indicating that Great Elm Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Equus Total Return Positive Great Elm Capital Group Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, EQS or GECC? Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQS or GECC more profitable? Great Elm Capital Group has a net margin of 36.81% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,212.18%. Great Elm Capital Group's return on equity of 12.49% 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% Great Elm Capital Group 36.81%12.49%4.36% SummaryGreat Elm Capital Group beats Equus Total Return on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EQS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquus Total ReturnFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.83M$3.96B$12.71B$21.51BDividend YieldN/A6.21%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio-1.98N/A246.5429.83Price / Sales26.5421.6530.8853.44Price / CashN/A18.6222.2224.76Price / Book1.141.292.314.53Net Income-$18.78M$161.89M$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance1.68%0.87%0.48%1.07%1 Month Performance31.63%3.21%3.00%4.41%1 Year Performance68.71%3.43%541.09%14.45% Equus Total Return Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQSEquus Total Return0.9838 of 5 stars$2.48-0.4%N/A+71.7%$33.83M$1.27M-1.982,011Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GECCGreat Elm Capital Group2.8989 of 5 stars$11.25-0.4%N/A+10.8%$130.16M$39.32M7.21N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.34+0.1%N/A+4.7%$125.40M$8.87M0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.50+0.4%N/A+4.0%$124.22MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsPAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.74flatN/A+1.0%$121.17M$8.98M0.00204,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.39-0.4%N/A-4.2%$119.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑NIMNuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/A$9.30+0.2%N/A-1.2%$115.72MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNMTNuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.57-0.1%N/A+1.4%$107.95MN/A0.00N/AMGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.09-0.5%N/A-4.6%$100.83MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓NMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$9.79flatN/A-3.0%$100.74MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓PFXPhenixFIN3.6988 of 5 stars$47.95-0.4%N/A+2.0%$96.09M$15.73M5.887Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Great Elm Capital Group Competitors John Hancock Investors Trust Competitors Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Competitors Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Competitors High Income Securities Fund Competitors Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund Competitors Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund Competitors Mfs Govt Mkts Competitors Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Competitors PhenixFIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredOpenAI’s new $300 billion dealOpenAI just signed a $300 billion cloud deal with Oracle to secure the computing power needed for its next Cha...Porter & Company | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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