Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) Competitors

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 8 more articles in the media than Virtus Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Virtus Total Return Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%.

47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, abrdn Healthcare Investors had 5 more articles in the media than Virtus Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors and 0 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund. Virtus Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat abrdn Healthcare Investors' score of -0.23 indicating that Virtus Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%.

47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 196.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 21.32% compared to Virtus Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat Virtus Total Return Fund's return on equity.

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. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Virtus Total Return Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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

Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Virtus Total Return Fund.

In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 6 more articles in the media than Virtus Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Virtus Total Return Fund. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Virtus Total Return Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Virtus Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Virtus Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Virtus Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Virtus Total Return Fund 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.