Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG) Competitors

SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, STEW or TYG?

SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer STEW or TYG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRH Total Return Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is STEW or TYG a better dividend stock?

SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. SRH Total Return Fund has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is STEW or TYG more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STEW or TYG?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure received 243 more outperform votes than SRH Total Return Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 243 69.43%	Underperform Votes 107 30.57%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STEW or TYG?

15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to STEW or TYG?

In the previous week, SRH Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRH Total Return Fund and 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. SRH Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.32 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRH Total Return Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, STEW or TYG?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats SRH Total Return Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.