Rand Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in venture capital and private equity investments. The firm prefers to make investments through equity or debt instruments in early venture, expansion stage, and in small to medium-sized privately held companies. It generally lends to more mature companies. The firm does not prefer to invest in real estate sector. It invests in companies that are engaged in the exploitation of new or unique products, technologies, or services. The firm invests in healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, software, and professional services. It seeks to invest in companies based in the Western and Upstate New York region and its surrounding states with focus on Buffalo and Niagara region. The firm may invest in region within three to five hour drives from Western New York including Canada. It typically invests between $0.5 million and $1.5 million and the total investment in rounds is between $1 million and $5 million. The firm seeks to invest up to maximum of $3 million total per company as part of follow-on investments. It invest in startups and companies having annual revenue up to $10 million. The firm seeks to be a lead investor in companies within its geographical area and participates in syndicate/co-invest with other investors outside it. It prefers to invest in businesses that are unique or possess proprietary right. The firm prefers to be a minority investor and seeks to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments for a period of five to seven years. Rand Capital Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Buffalo, New York.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
Phone716-853-0802
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.11 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4
Next Earnings Date3/5/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableNot Optionable
Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rand Capital's stock symbol?
Rand Capital trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RAND."
How were Rand Capital's earnings last quarter?
Rand Capital Co. (NASDAQ:RAND) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The asset manager reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The asset manager earned $0.72 million during the quarter. Rand Capital had a negative net margin of 117.78% and a negative return on equity of 0.69%. View Rand Capital's Earnings History.
When is Rand Capital's next earnings date?
Has Rand Capital been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about RAND stock has been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Rand Capital earned a coverage optimism score of -3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the asset manager a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Rand Capital.
Are investors shorting Rand Capital?
Rand Capital saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 24,300 shares, a decrease of 11.3% from the September 30th total of 27,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View Rand Capital's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Rand Capital's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Rand Capital own?
Who are Rand Capital's key executives?
Rand Capital's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Allen F. Grum Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 61)
- Mr. Daniel P. Penberthy, Exec. VP, Treasurer, CFO & Sec. (Age 56)
- Ms. Deborah K. Pawlowski, Investor Relations
- Ms. Margaret Whalen Brechtel, VP of Fin.
Who are Rand Capital's major shareholders?
Which institutional investors are buying Rand Capital stock?
How do I buy shares of Rand Capital?
Shares of RAND can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Rand Capital's stock price today?
One share of RAND stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.80.
How big of a company is Rand Capital?
What is Rand Capital's official website?
How can I contact Rand Capital?
Rand Capital's mailing address is 2200 Rand Building, Buffalo NY, 14203. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 716-853-0802 or via email at [email protected]
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