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Equus Total Return (EQS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$0.98 +0.03 (+3.62%)
As of 02:46 PM Eastern

About Equus Total Return Stock (NYSE:EQS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$0.96
$0.98
50-Day Range
$0.94
$1.25
52-Week Range
$0.94
$2.45
Volume
1,967 shs
Average Volume
15,262 shs
Market Capitalization
$13.62 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

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. As an investment company, its performance and operations depended on the selection, management, and eventual disposition of portfolio investments rather than the sale of consumer or industrial products.

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Equus Total Return Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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EQS MarketRank™: 

Equus Total Return scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 768th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Equus Total Return has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equus Total Return has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Equus Total Return's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equus Total Return is -0.70, 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 Equus Total Return is -0.70, 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

    Equus Total Return has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.00% of the float of Equus Total Return has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equus Total Return has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.05, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equus Total Return has recently decreased by 59.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Equus Total Return does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Equus Total Return does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Equus Total Return has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equus Total Return insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    30.50% of the stock of Equus Total Return is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Equus Total Return has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Equus Total Return's insider trading history.
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EQS Stock News Headlines

Elon Musk’s Hushed FCC Filing. Sept 25th.
Elon Musk quietly filed a document with the federal government tied to artificial intelligence, one of the largest markets in the world. James Altucher, who previously flagged Nvidia in 2008 and Bitcoin in 2013, says the filing could rival Tesla, SpaceX and xAI combined. Few investors know this filing exists, but that is expected to change quickly.tc pixel
ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER FILES SCHEDULE 13D IN EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
Equus Announces First Quarter Net Asset Value
Equus Total Return Delays Quarterly Filing
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EQS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equus Total Return's stock was trading at $1.4148 at the start of the year. Since then, EQS stock has decreased by 31.1% and is now trading at $0.9750.

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) announced its earnings results on Friday, August, 14th. The investment management company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. The investment management company earned $0.32 million during the quarter. Equus Total Return had a negative net margin of 1,408.24% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.25%.

Shares of EQS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equus Total Return investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Arista Networks (ANET) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/14/2026
Today
9/18/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:EQS
CIK
878932
Employees
2,011
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($1.40)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$14.16 million
Net Margins
-1,408.24%
Pretax Margin
-1,408.24%
Return on Equity
-14.25%
Return on Assets
-11.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.14
Current Ratio
2.11
Quick Ratio
2.11

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.37 million
Price / Sales
9.94
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$1.19 per share
Price / Book
0.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
13,970,000
Free Float
9,707,000
Market Cap
$13.62 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.11
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This page (NYSE:EQS) was last updated on 9/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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