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EQS vs MAIN

Side-by-side comparison of Equus Total Return Inc. (EQS) and Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both EQS and MAIN operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MAIN is the larger of the two at $4.87B, about 280.8x EQS ($17.3M).
  • Over the past year, EQS is up 32.7% and MAIN is down 1.0% - EQS leads by 33.7 points.
  • MAIN has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for EQS).
  • MAIN has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 0 for EQS).
PerformanceEQS+32.69%MAIN-0.97%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricEQSMAIN
Company
Equus Total Return Inc.
Main Street Capital Corporation
Price
$1.38-2.13%
$54.01-0.06%
Market cap
$17.3M
$4.87B
1M return
-14.81%
-0.91%
1Y return
+32.69%
-0.97%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2007
News (4w)
5
9
Recent ratings
0
12
EQS

Equus Total Return Inc.

Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, 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. The fund invests in small to mid sized companies and acts as a lead investor. 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. The fund's 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. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

MAIN

Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancing. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It makes majority and minority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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