India Fund (IFN) Competitors

SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) and India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STEW or IFN?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is STEW or IFN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, STEW or IFN?

SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STEW or IFN a better dividend stock?

SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in STEW or IFN?

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to STEW or IFN?

In the previous week, SRH Total Return Fund and SRH Total Return Fund both had 1 articles in the media. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat SRH Total Return Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SRH Total Return Fund	Negative
India Fund	Positive

Summary

SRH Total Return Fund beats India Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.