Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) Short Interest Update

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 948 shares, a decrease of 97.1% from the July 30th total of 32,528 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 11,721 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Equus Total Return Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQS traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $1.07. The stock had a trading volume of 6,441 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,106. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.76 and a beta of 0.13. 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 has a 1-year low of $1.02 and a 1-year high of $2.49.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded Equus Total Return from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Equus Total Return presently has an average rating of “Sell”.

About Equus Total Return

Equus Total Return, Inc (NYSE:EQS) is a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on acquiring, managing and repositioning income-producing commercial properties. The company seeks to generate long-term total returns through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by targeting corporate-leased office, industrial and retail assets with value-add potential. Equus Total Return operates with the flexibility to pursue core-plus and opportunistic investment strategies across multiple property types and markets.

The REIT’s portfolio spans major metropolitan regions across the United States, including dense urban markets along the East Coast, growth corridors in Texas and established industrial hubs in the Midwest and West Coast.