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

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,336 shares, a growth of 248.8% from the August 31st total of 383 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,282 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of 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 MarketBeat.com, Equus Total Return presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Equus Total Return Stock Performance

Shares of EQS opened at $1.00 on Friday. Equus Total Return has a 12-month low of $0.94 and a 12-month high of $2.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $13.96 million, a PE ratio of -0.71 and a beta of 0.11. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.28.

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 for the quarter. The company 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%.

Equus Total Return Company Profile

Equus Total Return, Inc (NYSE: EQS) was a closed-end investment company focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation and current income through investments in small and middle-market businesses. Rather than operating a conventional commercial enterprise, the company invested in the securities of privately held and publicly traded companies.

Its investment activities included acquiring equity interests, subordinated debt, and other debt-related securities. The portfolio generally focused on companies with growth or restructuring opportunities, and investments could include common and preferred stock, convertible securities, and other privately negotiated instruments.

Equus Total Return was based in the United States and primarily pursued investments in domestic businesses.