Equus Total Return (EQS) Competitors $0.96 -0.04 (-3.90%) As of 04/24/2025 10:18 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQS vs. LRFC, ICMB, MXE, CIF, CUBA, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, and AVKShould you be buying Equus Total Return stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equus Total Return include Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC), Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), Mexico Equity & Income Fund (MXE), MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF), The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (CUBA), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), and Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Equus Total Return vs. Logan Ridge Finance Investcorp Credit Management BDC Mexico Equity & Income Fund MFS Intermediate High Income Fund The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund Logan Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:LRFC) and Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LRFC or EQS? Equus Total Return received 104 more outperform votes than Logan Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Equus Total Return an outperform vote while only 15.38% of users gave Logan Ridge Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLogan Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes215.38%Underperform Votes1184.62% Equus Total ReturnOutperform Votes10663.10% Underperform Votes6236.90% Does the media refer more to LRFC or EQS? In the previous week, Logan Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Equus Total Return'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Logan Ridge Finance Neutral Equus Total Return Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LRFC or EQS? 30.9% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LRFC or EQS? Equus Total Return has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Logan Ridge Finance. Logan Ridge Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equus Total Return, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLogan Ridge Finance$5.26M9.17-$2.48M-$0.05-363.00Equus Total Return-$14.33M-0.91$12.95M-$1.37-0.70 Is LRFC or EQS more profitable? Logan Ridge Finance has a net margin of -16.43% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -621.28%. Logan Ridge Finance's return on equity of 3.69% beat Equus Total Return's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Logan Ridge Finance-16.43% 3.69% 1.63% Equus Total Return -621.28%-7.73%-3.63% Which has more volatility and risk, LRFC or EQS? Logan Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLogan Ridge Finance beats Equus Total Return on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Equus Total Return News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquus Total ReturnInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.06M$7.27B$11.12B$18.86BDividend YieldN/A7.08%5.92%4.15%P/E Ratio-1.923.4822.1032.41Price / Sales-0.9123.5725.8528.58Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.882.634.44Net Income$12.95M$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.78%1.76%2.57%3.35%1 Month Performance-8.04%-3.97%-2.04%-5.48%1 Year Performance-35.07%1.56%536.98%4.28% Equus Total Return Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQSEquus Total Return0.6427 of 5 stars$0.96-3.9%N/A-34.6%$13.06M$-14,326,000.00-1.922,011Gap DownLRFCLogan Ridge FinanceN/A$18.18+0.8%N/A-17.5%$48.29M$5.26M-14.431ICMBInvestcorp Credit Management BDC1.5956 of 5 stars$2.95+3.9%N/A-1.9%$42.52M$11.43M8.942,019MXEMexico Equity & Income FundN/A$9.00-1.3%N/A-13.7%$39.60M$-14,921,452.000.00N/ANegative NewsCIFMFS Intermediate High Income FundN/A$1.61-1.8%N/A+0.3%$28.90M$4.42M0.00N/APositive NewsCUBAThe Herzfeld Caribbean Basin FundN/A$2.39-0.8%N/A+1.7%$17.23M$3.99M0.00N/APositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+4.0%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANegative NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+1.9%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-2.4%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Negative NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-15.3%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-5.4%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Logan Ridge Finance Competitors Investcorp Credit Management BDC Competitors Mexico Equity & Income Fund Competitors MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Competitors The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Competitors Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Competitors abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Competitors Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Competitors Advent Convertible and Income Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQS) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAIEven though xAI is a private company, tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown found a way for everyday folks...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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