Reviewing DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) & Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS)

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Equus Total Return and DevvStream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
DevvStream	N/A	N/A	-202.28%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Equus Total Return and DevvStream”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equus Total Return	$1.37 million	6.32	-$14.16 million	($1.40)	-0.44
DevvStream	$24,493.00	219.06	-$12.07 million	($1.54)	-0.10

DevvStream has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.8% of DevvStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of DevvStream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Equus Total Return and DevvStream, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equus Total Return	1	0	0	0	1.00
DevvStream	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DevvStream has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DevvStream beats Equus Total Return on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.