Rand Capital (RAND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rand Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: RAND) is a business development company that provides capital to small and mid-sized businesses, primarily through investments in privately held companies. The company seeks to support businesses with debt financing, subordinated debt, and equity investments, often working with management teams to help fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and other strategic initiatives.

Rand Capital typically focuses on lower-middle-market companies across a range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, technology, business services, and consumer products. Its investment strategy may include direct loans and minority equity investments, allowing the company to generate income from its portfolio while participating in the potential growth of its investments.

Based in Buffalo, New York, Rand Capital has historically maintained a strong connection to businesses in Western New York while also investing in companies elsewhere in the United States. The company operates as a regulated business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is externally managed by Rand Capital Management, Inc.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.77 to $10.05
• 50-Day Range: $9.75 to $11.47
• 52-Week Range: $9.77 to $17.49
• Volume: 1,040 shs
• Average Volume: 3,885 shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.31 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.75%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Rand Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rand Capital scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 709th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Rand Capital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rand Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rand Capital is -246.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rand Capital is -246.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rand Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Rand Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rand Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rand Capital has recently decreased by 43.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Rand Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Rand Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

Rand Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Rand Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rand Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

68.20% of the stock of Rand Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Rand Capital has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RAND
• CIK: 81955
• Web: www.randcapital.com
• Phone: (716) 853-0802
• Fax: 716-854-8480
• Employees: 4
• Year Founded: 1969

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.04)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$8.04 million
• Net Margins: -2.67%
• Pretax Margin: 53.61%
• Return on Equity: 5.47%
• Return on Assets: 5.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 90.68
• Quick Ratio: 90.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.58 million
• Price / Sales: 18.57
• Cash Flow: $1.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.74
• Book Value: $17.57 per share
• Price / Book: 0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,970,000
• Free Float: 944,000
• Market Cap: $29.31 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.11