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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Equus Total Return Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE EQS traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $0.81. The stock had a trading volume of 4,237 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,588. 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 $0.77 and a 1 year high of $2.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.23. The firm has a market cap of $11.31 million, a P/E ratio of -0.58 and a beta of 0.09.

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

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.