Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) Competitors

Virtus Total Return Fund (NYSE:ZTR) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor ZTR or MFIC?

In the previous week, Virtus Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund and 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Virtus Total Return Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Virtus Total Return Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MidCap Financial Investment	3 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 more volatility and risk, ZTR or MFIC?

Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZTR or MFIC more profitable?

MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 33.21% compared to Virtus Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.66% 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
MidCap Financial Investment	33.21%	10.66%	4.52%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZTR or MFIC?

MidCap Financial Investment 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
MidCap Financial Investment	$301.78M	4.08	$98.82M	$1.24	10.64

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ZTR or MFIC?

47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ZTR or MFIC 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%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate ZTR or MFIC?

MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MidCap Financial Investment 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
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Virtus Total Return Fund on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.