Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OCCI or EQS?

In the previous week, Equus Total Return had 2 more articles in the media than OFS Credit. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Equus Total Return and 1 mentions for OFS Credit. OFS Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.06 indicating that OFS Credit is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OFS Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equus Total Return	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OCCI or EQS?

OFS Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OFS Credit, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OFS Credit	$3.80M	23.91	$2.68M	$0.17	33.94
Equus Total Return	$1.27M	20.81	-$18.78M	-$1.25	-1.56

Is OCCI or EQS more profitable?

OFS Credit has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,212.18%. OFS Credit's return on equity of 0.00% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OFS Credit	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equus Total Return	-1,212.18%	-8.77%	-6.08%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OCCI or EQS?

23.8% of OFS Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of OFS Credit shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, OCCI or EQS?

OFS Credit has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OFS Credit beats Equus Total Return on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.