SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC – Get Rating) and SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares SLR Investment and SRH Total Return Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| SLR Investment | 3.43% | 7.57% | 3.07% |
| SRH Total Return Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
33.9% of SLR Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of SLR Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares SLR Investment and SRH Total Return Fund's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| SLR Investment | $139.35 million | 5.88 | $59.57 million | $0.14 | 106.86 |
| SRH Total Return Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SLR Investment has higher revenue and earnings than SRH Total Return Fund.
Dividends
SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. SLR Investment pays out 1,171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SLR Investment and SRH Total Return Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| SLR Investment | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| SRH Total Return Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SLR Investment currently has a consensus target price of $15.89, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Given SLR Investment's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SLR Investment is more favorable than SRH Total Return Fund.
Volatility & Risk
SLR Investment has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SLR Investment beats SRH Total Return Fund on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SLR Investment
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SLR Investment Corp. is a closed-end investment company. It provides financing for equity, debt and senior secured loans for working capital, acquisition, refinancing and growth capital requirements. It makes control investments. The company was founded in November 2007, and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About SRH Total Return Fund
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SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management company. It primarily invests in domestic common stocks, warrants, corporate bonds, the United States treasury bills and repurchase agreements. The firm seeks to produce both income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity and debt securities. Boulder Growth & Income Fund is headquartered in Denver, CO.
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