Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) Short Interest Up 403.0% in December

Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,600 shares, an increase of 403.0% from the November 30th total of 3,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Equus Total Return Stock Performance

Shares of EQS traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 23,673 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,753. The company has a current ratio of 8.59, a quick ratio of 8.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.30. Equus Total Return has a 1-year low of $1.01 and a 1-year high of $1.95. The stock has a market cap of $14.94 million, a P/E ratio of -2.20 and a beta of 0.96.

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.