DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS – Get Free Report) and Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
DevvStream has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for DevvStream and Equus Total Return, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DevvStream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Equus Total Return | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
75.8% of DevvStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of DevvStream shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by company 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.
Profitability
This table compares DevvStream and Equus Total Return’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DevvStream | N/A | N/A | -202.28% |
| Equus Total Return | -1,408.24% | -14.25% | -11.34% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares DevvStream and Equus Total Return”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DevvStream | $24,493.00 | 219.06 | -$12.07 million | ($1.54) | -0.10 |
| Equus Total Return | $1.37 million | 6.53 | -$14.16 million | ($1.40) | -0.46 |
DevvStream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DevvStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DevvStream beats Equus Total Return on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DevvStream
DevvStream Holdings Inc. is a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based solutions. DevvStream Holdings Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., is based in NEW YORK.
About Equus Total Return
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in small to mid-sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
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