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Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS) 

NYSE
Market Cap
$17.66M
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Rank in Sector
300 of 541
Rank in Industry
34 of 69

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EQS Stock Performance

About Equus Total Return, Inc.

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. It invests in small to mid-sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

Insider Activity of Equus Total Return, Inc.

Over the last 12 months, insiders at Equus Total Return, Inc. have bought $1,480 and sold $0 worth of Equus Total Return, Inc. stock.

On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Equus Total Return, Inc. have bought $1.91M and sold $9.34M worth of stock each year.

Highest buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months: KNAUSS ROBERT L (director) — $1,480.

The last purchase of 1,000 shares for transaction amount of $1,480 was made by KNAUSS ROBERT L (director) on 2023‑07‑14.

List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Equus Total Return, Inc.

2023-07-14PurchaseKNAUSS ROBERT Ldirector
1,000
0.0073%
$1.48$1,480-0.67%
2021-09-29Saledes Pallieres Bertrand10 percent owner
1.84M
14.1134%
$2.40$4.43M+2.59%
2021-04-29PurchaseAtkinson Fraserdirector
4,034
0.0292%
$1.89$7,624+23.32%
2021-04-28PurchaseAtkinson Fraserdirector
700
0.0051%
$1.89$1,323+23.96%
2021-04-27PurchaseAtkinson Fraserdirector
100
0.0007%
$1.90$190+23.96%
2021-04-26PurchaseAtkinson Fraserdirector
1,352
0.0099%
$1.90$2,569+23.96%
2021-04-23PurchaseAtkinson Fraserdirector
18,016
0.1312%
$1.89$34,050+23.96%
2020-07-16SaleTOKARZ MICHAEL T
3.23M
24.5079%
$1.17$3.78M+57.89%
2020-07-16SaleTokarz Group Advisers LLC
3.23M
24.5079%
$1.17$3.78M+57.89%
2020-07-16SaleMVC CAPITAL, INC.
3.23M
24.5079%
$1.17$3.78M+57.89%
2020-07-16PurchaseHardy John A.CEO
3.23M
24.5079%
$1.17$3.78M+57.89%
2019-08-12SaleTOKARZ MICHAEL T
608,310
4.4424%
$1.62$985,462-6.10%
2019-08-12SaleTokarz Group Advisers LLCdirector
608,310
4.4424%
$1.62$985,462-6.10%
2019-08-12SaleMVC CAPITAL, INC.
608,310
4.4424%
$1.62$985,462-6.10%
2019-07-29SaleTOKARZ MICHAEL T
608,310
4.7813%
$1.70$1.03M-2.81%
2019-07-29SaleTokarz Group Advisers LLC
608,310
4.7813%
$1.70$1.03M-2.81%
2019-07-29SaleMVC CAPITAL, INC.
608,310
4.7813%
$1.70$1.03M-2.81%
2019-07-24SaleTOKARZ MICHAEL T
1.22M
9%
$1.70$2.07M-7.94%
2019-07-24SaleTokarz Group Advisers LLC
1.22M
9%
$1.70$2.07M-7.94%
2019-07-24SaleMVC CAPITAL, INC.
1.22M
9%
$1.70$2.07M-7.94%

Insider Historical Profitability

5.9%
KNAUSS ROBERT Ldirector
93670
0.6929%
$1.30131<0.0001%
Hardy John A.CEO
3728024
27.5782%
$1.3020+57.89%
MCC Europe LTD10 percent owner
1463013
10.8227%
$1.3030+5.91%
Benedetti AlessandroExecutive Chairman
1362962
10.0826%
$1.3010+1.42%
Mobiquity Investments Ltd
970087
7.1763%
$1.30130+10.35%
Clayton Sharon10 percent owner
357458
2.6443%
$1.3024+5.91%
Moore Anthony R10 percent owner
357458
2.6443%
$1.3024+5.91%
des Pallieres Bertrand10 percent owner
345433
2.5554%
$1.30191+8.25%
Denos Kenneth ISecretary
265754
1.9659%
$1.3024<0.0001%
LEHMANN NOLANPresident
197951
1.4644%
$1.3001
Moore, Clayton & Co., Inc.director
151569
1.1212%
$1.3025+5.91%
DOUGLASS SAM PCEO
52234
0.3864%
$1.3062<0.0001%
Douglass Paula TerryVice President
52234
0.3864%
$1.3060<0.0001%
Williams Edward Edirector
47781
0.3535%
$1.3001
Atkinson Fraserdirector
45591
0.3373%
$1.3090+14.29%
Bergner Richard Fdirector
19500
0.1443%
$1.3020
Hankinson Henry Wdirector
19500
0.1443%
$1.3010
FORBES GARY LVice President
14158
0.1047%
$1.3001
STORMS JOHN Wdirector
9237
0.0683%
$1.3001
TUGGLE FRANCIS D DRdirector
6000
0.0444%
$1.3021+4.58%
FLANAGAN GREGORY Jdirector
4514
0.0334%
$1.30610<0.0001%
FEINSILVER ALAN Ddirector
3200
0.0237%
$1.3001
Walsh James Mdirector
3000
0.0222%
$1.3030+7.13%
ORVIETO BRADdirector
2479
0.0183%
$1.3011<0.0001%
PETERSEN GARY Rdirector
2318
0.0171%
$1.3001
Boyd Charles Mdirector
800
0.0059%
$1.3010+4.84%
TOKARZ MICHAEL T
0
0%
$1.3034
MVC CAPITAL, INC.
0
0%
$1.3034
NICODEMUS HARRY O IVVice President, CFO
0
0%
$1.3001
Walters James PhilipVice President, Controller
0
0%
$1.3001
Tokarz Group Advisers LLC
0
0%
$1.3034

Institutional Investor Ownership

Top Shareholders
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
New Shareholders
Sold-Out Shareholders
Advisor Group Holdings Inc$725.00<0.01497New+$725.00<0.0001
Css Llc Il$33,579.00<0.0122,9990%+$0<0.01
Wells Fargo$1.00<0.0110%+$0<0.0001
UBS$54.00<0.0137New+$54.00<0.0001
Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC$87,600.00<0.0160,000-22.82%-$25,893.100.01
Fny Investment Advisers Llc$128,000.00<0.0188,264-11.74%-$17,019.490.09
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management$13,289.00<0.019,1020%+$0<0.01
Morgan Stanley$52,073.00<0.0135,6660%+$0<0.0001