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

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 108,200 shares, an increase of 149.3% from the August 31st total of 43,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 48,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 48,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Equus Total Return in a report on Saturday, September 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Equus Total Return Stock Performance

EQS stock opened at $2.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $31.54 million, a P/E ratio of -1.86 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $2.05 and its 200-day moving average is $1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Equus Total Return has a twelve month low of $0.74 and a twelve month high of $2.49.

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 15th. The investment management company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter. Equus Total Return had a negative return on equity of 8.77% and a negative net margin of 1,212.18%.The firm had revenue of $0.36 million for the quarter.

About Equus Total Return

Equus Total Return, Inc is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing.