Total Return Securities (SWZ) Competitors

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) and Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer MIN or SWZ?

In the previous week, MFS Intermediate Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Total Return Securities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust and 1 mentions for Total Return Securities. MFS Intermediate Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Total Return Securities' score of 1.11 indicating that MFS Intermediate Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Total Return Securities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MIN or SWZ a better dividend stock?

MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Total Return Securities pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MIN or SWZ?

50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Total Return Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Total Return Securities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MIN or SWZ?

MFS Intermediate Income Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Return Securities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	23.30	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, MIN or SWZ?

MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MIN or SWZ more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Return Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

MFS Intermediate Income Trust beats Total Return Securities on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.