Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Jeff Wilder on Oct 29th, 2026

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,302 shares, an increase of 219.1% from the September 30th total of 7,303 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,670 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings downgraded Equus Total Return from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

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Equus Total Return Price Performance

EQS opened at $0.65 on Thursday. Equus Total Return has a fifty-two week low of $0.64 and a fifty-two week high of $2.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $0.94 and a 200 day moving average of $1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a current ratio of 2.11. The firm has a market cap of $9.08 million, a P/E ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 0.09.

About Equus Total Return

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Equus Total Return, Inc is a publicly traded closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EQS. The company’s investment activities have focused primarily on providing capital to small and middle-market businesses, including privately held companies.

Equus has historically invested through a combination of equity securities, subordinated debt, and other financing instruments. Its portfolio strategy has included seeking long-term capital appreciation and current income from investments in businesses across a range of industries, primarily in the United States.

As an investment company, Equus Total Return’s results are influenced by the performance and valuation of its portfolio investments rather than by the sale of conventional products or services.