Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor STEW or MCI?

In the previous week, SRH Total Return Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SRH Total Return Fund and 1 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. Barings Corporate Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat SRH Total Return Fund's score of 0.66 indicating that Barings Corporate Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRH Total Return Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Barings Corporate Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STEW or MCI?

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
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, STEW or MCI?

SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STEW or MCI 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%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STEW or MCI?

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is STEW or MCI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SRH Total Return Fund and Barings Corporate Investors tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.