Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, EQS or EEA?

Equus Total Return has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EQS or EEA?

In the previous week, Equus Total Return and Equus Total Return both had 1 articles in the media. Equus Total Return's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat The European Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Equus Total Return is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The European Equity Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQS or EEA?

Equus Total Return received 35 more outperform votes than The European Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.93% of users gave The European Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 63.10% of users gave Equus Total Return an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equus Total Return	Outperform Votes 106 63.10%	Underperform Votes 62 36.90%
The European Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 71 68.93%	Underperform Votes 32 31.07%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EQS or EEA?

51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Equus Total Return shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EQS or EEA more profitable?

The European Equity Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -621.28%. The European Equity Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-621.28%	-27.16%	-12.76%
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EQS or EEA?

Equus Total Return has higher revenue and earnings than The European Equity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equus Total Return	$250K	65.78	$12.95M	$0.72	1.68
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

The European Equity Fund beats Equus Total Return on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.