Do analysts recommend EQS or OFS?

OFS Capital has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.48%. Given OFS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OFS Capital is more favorable than Equus Total Return. 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 OFS Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Does the media prefer EQS or OFS?

In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 2 articles in the media. OFS Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that OFS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equus Total Return 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral OFS Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts rate EQS or MATH?

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 Metalpha Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EQS or MATH?

Metalpha Technology 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 10.30 -$14.16M -$1.40 N/A Metalpha Technology $37.13M 1.34 $1.28M N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend AURE or EQS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prestige Wealth 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

Do analysts recommend LCCC or EQS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lakeshore Acquisition III 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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LCCC or EQS?

Lakeshore Acquisition III has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equus Total Return. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Lakeshore Acquisition III N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Equus Total Return $1.37M 10.30 -$14.16M -$1.40 N/A

Do analysts recommend EQS or NOEM?

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 CO2 Energy Transition 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. OFS, MATH, AURE, LCCC, and NOEM

Should you buy Equus Total Return stock or one of its competitors? Equus Total Return's main competitors and comparable companies include OFS Capital (OFS), Metalpha Technology (MATH), Prestige Wealth (AURE), Lakeshore Acquisition III (LCCC), and CO2 Energy Transition (NOEM). 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 OFS Capital?

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

10.8% of OFS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are held 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.

OFS Capital has a net margin of -62.24% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. OFS Capital's return on equity of 7.46% 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%
OFS Capital	-62.24%	7.46%	2.67%

Equus Total Return has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OFS Capital. OFS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equus Total Return, 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	10.30	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
OFS Capital	$40.69M	1.18	-$33.09M	-$1.65	N/A

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OFS Capital has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 2 articles in the media. OFS Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that OFS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

OFS Capital has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.48%. Given OFS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OFS Capital is more favorable than Equus Total Return.

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
OFS Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

OFS Capital beats Equus Total Return on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Metalpha Technology?

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

In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 2 articles in the media. Metalpha Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that Metalpha Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
Metalpha Technology	Neutral

30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are held by 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.

Metalpha Technology 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	10.30	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
Metalpha Technology	$37.13M	1.34	$1.28M	N/A	N/A

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

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.66, meaning that its share price is 166% 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
Metalpha Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Metalpha Technology beats Equus Total Return on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Prestige Wealth?

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

Prestige Wealth has a beta of 2.38, meaning that its share price is 138% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prestige Wealth	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

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

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

7.7% of Prestige Wealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Prestige Wealth and Prestige Wealth both had 2 articles in the media. Prestige Wealth's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that Prestige Wealth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Prestige Wealth	Neutral
Equus Total Return	Neutral

Equus Total Return has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Prestige Wealth. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prestige Wealth, 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
Prestige Wealth	$1.79M	21.17	-$22.73M	-$1.62	N/A
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	10.30	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A

Summary

Prestige Wealth beats Equus Total Return on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to Lakeshore Acquisition III?

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

In the previous week, Equus Total Return had 1 more articles in the media than Lakeshore Acquisition III. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Equus Total Return and 1 mentions for Lakeshore Acquisition III. Lakeshore Acquisition III's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that Lakeshore Acquisition III is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lakeshore Acquisition III	Very Positive
Equus Total Return	Neutral

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeshore Acquisition III	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%

Lakeshore Acquisition III has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equus Total Return.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeshore Acquisition III	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	10.30	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeshore Acquisition III	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

Lakeshore Acquisition III has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lakeshore Acquisition III beats Equus Total Return on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Equus Total Return compare to CO2 Energy Transition?

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and CO2 Energy Transition (NASDAQ:NOEM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 2 articles in the media. CO2 Energy Transition's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Equus Total Return's score of -0.10 indicating that CO2 Energy Transition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Neutral
CO2 Energy Transition	Positive

CO2 Energy Transition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CO2 Energy Transition, 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	10.30	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
CO2 Energy Transition	N/A	N/A	$1.65M	$0.15	70.73

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
CO2 Energy Transition	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CO2 Energy Transition has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the broader market.

CO2 Energy Transition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. Equus Total Return's return on equity of -14.25% beat CO2 Energy Transition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
CO2 Energy Transition	N/A	-75.59%	2.02%

Summary

CO2 Energy Transition beats Equus Total Return on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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	$14.11M	$5.17B	$13.46B	$22.68B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.51%	5.99%	3.68%
P/E Ratio	-0.72	29.05	24.31	27.60
Price / Sales	10.30	1,263.16	514.17	20.06
Price / Cash	N/A	47.89	29.87	19.27
Price / Book	0.85	3.49	2.69	4.63
Net Income	-$14.16M	$417.69M	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	6.32%	-1.50%	-1.69%	-3.12%
1 Month Performance	N/A	4.79%	0.91%	-6.16%
1 Year Performance	-57.20%	4.18%	8.35%	5.41%

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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	0.3659 of 5 stars	$1.01 -2.9%	N/A	-56.3%	$14.11M	$1.37M	N/A	2,011	Short Interest Increase
OFS OFS Capital	2.4954 of 5 stars	$3.56 -2.7%	$7.00 +96.6%	-53.1%	$49.04M	$40.69M	N/A	47	Positive News
MATH Metalpha Technology	0.4645 of 5 stars	$1.00 flat	N/A	-71.9%	$47.54M	$37.13M	N/A	31	Short Interest Increase Gap Down
AURE Prestige Wealth	0.2398 of 5 stars	$1.12 -5.5%	N/A	N/A	$41M	$1.79M	N/A	4	Short Interest Increase
LCCC Lakeshore Acquisition III	1.5985 of 5 stars	$10.59 +0.7%	N/A	N/A	$40.22M	N/A	N/A	1	Positive News High Trading Volume

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Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

EQS vs. OFS, MATH, AURE, LCCC, and NOEM

How does Equus Total Return compare to OFS Capital?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EQS or OFS?

Is EQS or OFS more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EQS or OFS?

Which has more risk and volatility, EQS or OFS?

Does the media prefer EQS or OFS?

Do analysts recommend EQS or OFS?

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How does Equus Total Return compare to Metalpha Technology?

Does the media favor EQS or MATH?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EQS or MATH?

Is EQS or MATH more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, EQS or MATH?

Do analysts rate EQS or MATH?

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How does Equus Total Return compare to Prestige Wealth?

Which has more volatility and risk, AURE or EQS?

Do analysts recommend AURE or EQS?

Is AURE or EQS more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AURE or EQS?

Does the media favor AURE or EQS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AURE or EQS?

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How does Equus Total Return compare to Lakeshore Acquisition III?

Does the media refer more to LCCC or EQS?

Is LCCC or EQS more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LCCC or EQS?

Do analysts recommend LCCC or EQS?

Which has more volatility & risk, LCCC or EQS?

Summary

How does Equus Total Return compare to CO2 Energy Transition?

Does the media prefer EQS or NOEM?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EQS or NOEM?

Do analysts recommend EQS or NOEM?

Which has more volatility & risk, EQS or NOEM?

Is EQS or NOEM more profitable?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

EQS vs. The Competition

Equus Total Return Competitors List

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