Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) Short Interest Up 110.0% in September

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,200 shares, an increase of 110.0% from the August 31st total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Equus Total Return Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE:EQS traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $1.40. The stock had a trading volume of 11,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,343. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 31.32 and a quick ratio of 31.31. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.40. Equus Total Return has a 12 month low of $1.19 and a 12 month high of $1.95.

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 19th. The investment management company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $0.33 million for the quarter. Equus Total Return had a negative return on equity of 8.39% and a net margin of 1,140.83%.

Equus Total Return Company Profile

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.