Which has higher earnings & valuation, SWZ or NCA?

Nuveen California Municipal Va has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Total Return Securities $3.34M 22.93 -$3.74M N/A N/A Nuveen California Municipal Va N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SWZ or NCA more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Total Return Securities N/A N/A N/A Nuveen California Municipal Va N/A N/A N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, DSM or SWZ?

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Return Securities. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total Return Securities $3.34M 22.93 -$3.74M N/A N/A

Is DSM or SWZ more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A Total Return Securities N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SWZ or MIN?

MFS Intermediate Income Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Total Return Securities $3.34M 22.93 -$3.74M N/A N/A MFS Intermediate Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SWZ or MIN more profitable?

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

Does the media favor SWZ or MIN?

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 1 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 3 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's score of 0.37 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 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) Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, SWZ or TDF?

Templeton Dragon Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Total Return Securities $3.34M 22.93 -$3.74M N/A N/A Templeton Dragon Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SWZ or TDF more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Total Return Securities N/A N/A N/A Templeton Dragon Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, SWZ or MMT?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Total Return Securities $3.34M 22.93 -$3.74M N/A N/A MFS Multimarket Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SWZ or MMT more profitable?

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

Does the media refer more to SWZ or MMT?

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 2 more articles in the media than MFS Multimarket Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 2 mentions for MFS Multimarket Income Trust. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's score of -0.50 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 MFS Multimarket Income Trust 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative

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SWZ vs. NCA, DSM, MIN, TDF, and MMT

Should you buy Total Return Securities stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Total Return Securities with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Total Return Securities include Nuveen California Municipal Va (NCA), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), and MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Total Return Securities compare to Nuveen California Municipal Va?

Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) and Nuveen California Municipal Va (NYSE:NCA) 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, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

41.1% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.5% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 3 more articles in the media than Nuveen California Municipal Va. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 1 mentions for Nuveen California Municipal Va. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Nuveen California Municipal Va's score of 1.00 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Return Securities	Positive
Nuveen California Municipal Va	Positive

Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen California Municipal Va has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Nuveen California Municipal Va has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	22.93	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Return Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Total Return Securities beats Nuveen California Municipal Va on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Total Return Securities compare to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund?

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:DSM) and Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Return Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Return Securities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	22.93	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 2 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 2 mentions for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund's score of 0.37 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

Total Return Securities beats BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Total Return Securities compare to MFS Intermediate Income Trust?

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

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 1 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 3 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's score of 0.37 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
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)	Neutral

41.1% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust 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.

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

Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	22.93	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Total Return Securities beats MFS Intermediate Income Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Total Return Securities compare to Templeton Dragon Fund?

Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) and Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

41.1% of Total Return Securities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Total Return Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 4 more articles in the media than Templeton Dragon Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 0 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Return Securities	Positive
Templeton Dragon Fund	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Return Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Templeton Dragon Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Templeton Dragon Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Return Securities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	22.93	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A
Templeton Dragon Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Total Return Securities beats Templeton Dragon Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Total Return Securities compare to MFS Multimarket Income Trust?

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

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Total Return Securities	$3.34M	22.93	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Total Return Securities had 2 more articles in the media than MFS Multimarket Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Return Securities and 2 mentions for MFS Multimarket Income Trust. Total Return Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's score of -0.50 indicating that Total Return Securities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Total Return Securities has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MFS Multimarket Income Trust has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

41.1% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of MFS Multimarket Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Total Return Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Total Return Securities beats MFS Multimarket Income Trust on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SWZ vs. The Competition

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Metric	Total Return Securities	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$77.07M	$4.75B	$13.86B	$23.22B
Dividend Yield	N/A	6.86%	5.72%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.01	20.45	31.64
Price / Sales	22.93	35.69	136.06	109.26
Price / Cash	N/A	4.67	19.26	24.58
Price / Book	0.66	3.12	2.26	4.74
Net Income	-$3.74M	$388.27M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.25%	-0.24%	0.88%	0.99%
1 Month Performance	-1.17%	-0.39%	1.30%	0.86%
1 Year Performance	-6.55%	11.84%	15.34%	25.19%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SWZ Total Return Securities	3.177 of 5 stars	$5.91 -0.6%	N/A	-6.6%	$77.07M	$3.34M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
NCA Nuveen California Municipal Va	N/A	$9.18 flat	N/A	+10.1%	$304.04M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
DSM BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	N/A	$6.12 -0.3%	N/A	+10.7%	$302.51M	N/A	N/A	20,786	News Coverage
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	$2.44 -0.2%	N/A	-8.4%	$277.10M	$18.81M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund	N/A	$10.76 -0.1%	N/A	+5.0%	$270.94M	N/A	N/A	147,000	Positive News Ex-Dividend

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Total Return Securities (SWZ) Competitors

SWZ vs. NCA, DSM, MIN, TDF, and MMT

How does Total Return Securities compare to Nuveen California Municipal Va?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SWZ or NCA?

Does the media prefer SWZ or NCA?

Which has more risk and volatility, SWZ or NCA?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SWZ or NCA?

Is SWZ or NCA more profitable?

Summary

How does Total Return Securities compare to BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund?

Is DSM or SWZ more profitable?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, DSM or SWZ?

Which has more risk & volatility, DSM or SWZ?

Does the media favor DSM or SWZ?

Summary

How does Total Return Securities compare to MFS Intermediate Income Trust?

Does the media favor SWZ or MIN?

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

Is SWZ or MIN more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, SWZ or MIN?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SWZ or MIN?

Summary

How does Total Return Securities compare to Templeton Dragon Fund?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SWZ or TDF?

Does the media refer more to SWZ or TDF?

Is SWZ or TDF more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SWZ or TDF?

Which has more risk and volatility, SWZ or TDF?

Summary

How does Total Return Securities compare to MFS Multimarket Income Trust?

Is SWZ or MMT more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SWZ or MMT?

Does the media refer more to SWZ or MMT?

Which has more risk and volatility, SWZ or MMT?

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

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

SWZ vs. The Competition

Total Return Securities Competitors List

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