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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is ZTR or GSBD a better dividend stock?

Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. 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 more volatility & risk, ZTR or GSBD?

Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the media favor ZTR or GSBD?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 7 more articles in the media than Virtus Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund. Virtus Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.53 indicating that Virtus Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Virtus Total Return Fund	Very Positive
Goldman Sachs BDC	Positive

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	2.63	$62.87M	$1.26	7.93

Do analysts prefer ZTR or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZTR or GSBD?

47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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