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

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 22,310 shares, a drop of 37.1% from the December 15th total of 35,461 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 38,906 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 38,906 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Equus Total Return in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equus Total Return presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Equus Total Return Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EQS traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $1.34. 8,115 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,791. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.83. The company has a market cap of $18.72 million, a PE ratio of -1.18 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a current ratio of 2.67. Equus Total Return has a 1-year low of $0.74 and a 1-year high of $2.49.

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The investment management company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter. Equus Total Return had a negative return on equity of 12.03% and a negative net margin of 1,081.99%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Equus Total Return stock. MSH Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 16,666 shares of the investment management company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,000. MSH Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.12% of Equus Total Return at the end of the most recent quarter.

Equus Total Return Company Profile

Equus Total Return, Inc (NYSE:EQS) is a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on acquiring, managing and repositioning income-producing commercial properties. The company seeks to generate long-term total returns through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by targeting corporate-leased office, industrial and retail assets with value-add potential. Equus Total Return operates with the flexibility to pursue core-plus and opportunistic investment strategies across multiple property types and markets.

The REIT’s portfolio spans major metropolitan regions across the United States, including dense urban markets along the East Coast, growth corridors in Texas and established industrial hubs in the Midwest and West Coast.