Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) Stock Short Interest Report for September

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,303 shares, an increase of 446.6% from the September 15th total of 1,336 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,389 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Equus Total Return in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to MarketBeat.com, Equus Total Return has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Equus Total Return Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE EQS traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $0.81. 4,237 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,588. The company has a market cap of $11.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.58 and a beta of 0.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $1.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.23. Equus Total Return has a 52 week low of $0.77 and a 52 week high of $2.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a current ratio of 2.11.

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 14th. The investment management company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $0.32 million during the quarter. Equus Total Return had a negative return on equity of 14.25% and a negative net margin of 1,408.24%.

About Equus Total Return

Equus Total Return, Inc (NYSE:EQS) is a closed-end investment company that seeks long-term capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, current income through investments in privately held and other small- to middle-market companies.

The company has historically provided capital to businesses through a combination of equity securities, subordinated debt and other investment instruments. Its investment activities have included growth financing, recapitalizations, acquisitions, buyouts and other transactions designed to support the development or restructuring of portfolio companies.

Equus Total Return was formerly known as Equus II Incorporated and has historically focused primarily on investment opportunities in the United States.