Do analysts rate EQS or SVRN?

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 Oceanpal 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts prefer EQS or GROW?

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 U.S. Global Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts recommend EQS or RAND?

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 Rand Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts rate EQS or TGE?

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 The Generation Essentials Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EQS or TGE?

The Generation Essentials Group has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Equus Total Return $1.37M 5.51 -$14.16M -$1.40 N/A The Generation Essentials Group $98.32M 0.11 -$7.75M N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend BENF or EQS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beneficient 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Equus Total Return 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

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EQS vs. SVRN, GROW, RAND, TGE, and BENF

Should you buy Equus Total Return stock or one of its competitors? Equus Total Return's main competitors and comparable companies include Oceanpal (SVRN), U.S. Global Investors (GROW), Rand Capital (RAND), The Generation Essentials Group (TGE), and Beneficient (BENF). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Oceanpal?

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

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oceanpal has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Oceanpal has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. Oceanpal'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	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
Oceanpal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Equus Total Return has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oceanpal. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oceanpal, 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
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	5.51	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
Oceanpal	$14.10M	1.91	-$65.20M	-$985.00	N/A

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
Oceanpal	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, Oceanpal had 2 more articles in the media than Equus Total Return. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oceanpal and 0 mentions for Equus Total Return. Oceanpal's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.00 indicating that Oceanpal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
Oceanpal	Positive

Summary

Oceanpal beats Equus Total Return on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to U.S. Global Investors?

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, U.S. Global Investors had 5 more articles in the media than Equus Total Return. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for U.S. Global Investors and 0 mentions for Equus Total Return. U.S. Global Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Global Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
U.S. Global Investors	Positive

23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
U.S. Global Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

U.S. Global Investors has a net margin of 29.81% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. U.S. Global Investors' return on equity of 6.70% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
U.S. Global Investors	29.81%	6.70%	6.30%

U.S. Global Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Global Investors, 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
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	5.51	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
U.S. Global Investors	$10.25M	3.08	$3.06M	$0.25	10.28

Summary

U.S. Global Investors beats Equus Total Return on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Rand Capital?

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

Rand Capital has a net margin of 57.89% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 4.90% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
Rand Capital	57.89%	4.90%	4.57%

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Equus Total Return. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Equus Total Return. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
Rand Capital	Positive

Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rand Capital, 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
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	5.51	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
Rand Capital	$6.47M	4.50	-$8.04M	$1.03	9.51

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
Rand Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Rand Capital beats Equus Total Return on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to The Generation Essentials Group?

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

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Generation Essentials Group has a beta of -1.22, indicating that its share price is 222% less volatile than the broader market.

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
The Generation Essentials Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, The Generation Essentials Group had 6 more articles in the media than Equus Total Return. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Generation Essentials Group and 0 mentions for Equus Total Return. The Generation Essentials Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.00 indicating that The Generation Essentials Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
The Generation Essentials Group	Neutral

The Generation Essentials Group has higher revenue and earnings than Equus Total Return.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	5.51	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
The Generation Essentials Group	$98.32M	0.11	-$7.75M	N/A	N/A

The Generation Essentials Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. The Generation Essentials Group'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	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
The Generation Essentials Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

The Generation Essentials Group beats Equus Total Return on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Beneficient?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beneficient	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Equus Total Return	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Beneficient has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

Equus Total Return has higher revenue and earnings than Beneficient. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beneficient, 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
Beneficient	N/A	N/A	-$87.43M	-$7.11	N/A
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	5.51	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A

Beneficient has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. Beneficient's return on equity of 0.00% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beneficient	N/A	N/A	-19.31%
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%

In the previous week, Beneficient had 8 more articles in the media than Equus Total Return. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Beneficient and 0 mentions for Equus Total Return. Beneficient's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Equus Total Return's score of 0.00 indicating that Beneficient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beneficient	Positive
Equus Total Return	Neutral

90.6% of Beneficient shares are held by institutional investors. 73.9% of Beneficient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Beneficient beats Equus Total Return on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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EQS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Equus Total Return	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$7.54M	$5.36B	$14.14B	$23.52B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.52%	4.88%	3.74%
P/E Ratio	-0.39	24.75	20.49	29.87
Price / Sales	5.51	7.66	4.84	3.37
Price / Cash	N/A	29.72	20.32	15.68
Price / Book	0.45	1.80	1.81	3.71
Net Income	-$14.16M	$419.50M	$1.33B	$1.08B
7 Day Performance	-15.63%	0.09%	0.02%	0.51%
1 Month Performance	-35.17%	-1.94%	-0.68%	-0.38%
1 Year Performance	-71.35%	-1.94%	4.71%	6.68%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EQS Equus Total Return	0.6865 of 5 stars	$0.54 -2.0%	N/A	-71.6%	$7.54M	$1.37M	N/A	2,011
SVRN Oceanpal	1.5147 of 5 stars	$17.79 -2.8%	N/A	N/A	$34.35M	$14.10M	N/A	87	Positive News Short Interest Decrease Gap Up
GROW U.S. Global Investors	4.0415 of 5 stars	$2.66 -1.1%	N/A	+6.8%	$33.14M	$10.25M	10.64	21	Positive News Earnings Report
RAND Rand Capital	1.4658 of 5 stars	$9.73 -0.2%	N/A	-31.7%	$28.96M	$6.47M	10.26	4	High Trading Volume
TGE The Generation Essentials Group	0.9231 of 5 stars	$0.45 -7.6%	N/A	-80.5%	$21.60M	$98.32M	N/A	166	Short Interest Decrease

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EQS vs. SVRN, GROW, RAND, TGE, and BENF

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Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

EQS vs. SVRN, GROW, RAND, TGE, and BENF

How does Equus Total Return compare to Oceanpal?

Which has more volatility and risk, EQS or SVRN?

Is EQS or SVRN more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, EQS or SVRN?

Do analysts rate EQS or SVRN?

Does the media prefer EQS or SVRN?

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How does Equus Total Return compare to U.S. Global Investors?

Which has more volatility & risk, EQS or GROW?

Does the media favor EQS or GROW?

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

Do analysts prefer EQS or GROW?

Is EQS or GROW more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EQS or GROW?

Summary

How does Equus Total Return compare to Rand Capital?

Is EQS or RAND more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, EQS or RAND?

Does the media favor EQS or RAND?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EQS or RAND?

Do analysts recommend EQS or RAND?

Summary

How does Equus Total Return compare to The Generation Essentials Group?

Which has more risk & volatility, EQS or TGE?

Do analysts rate EQS or TGE?

Does the media favor EQS or TGE?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EQS or TGE?

Is EQS or TGE more profitable?

Summary

How does Equus Total Return compare to Beneficient?

Do analysts recommend BENF or EQS?

Which has more risk & volatility, BENF or EQS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BENF or EQS?

Is BENF or EQS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to BENF or EQS?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BENF or EQS?

Summary

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Equus Total Return Competitors List

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