Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) Competitors

Virtus Total Return Fund (NYSE:ZTR) and Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer ZTR or GSBD?

In the previous week, Virtus Total Return Fund had 8 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund and 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Virtus Total Return Fund's score of 1.05 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Virtus Total Return Fund	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Goldman Sachs BDC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZTR or GSBD?

47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZTR or GSBD more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to Virtus Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat Virtus Total Return Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtus Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	36.17%	13.95%	6.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, ZTR or GSBD?

Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ZTR or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.01%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Virtus Total Return Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtus Total Return Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is ZTR or GSBD a better dividend stock?

Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ZTR or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Total Return Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtus Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	$434.37M	2.99	$62.87M	$1.26	9.02

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Virtus Total Return Fund on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.