Equus Total Ownership

EQS Stock  USD 1.35  0.03  2.27%   
The market capitalization of Equus Total Return is $18.34 Million. Equus Total Return shows majority of its outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a corporate executive, director, member of the board or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. 61.29 percent of Equus Total Return outstanding shares that are owned by insiders denotes they have been buying or selling the stock in recent months in anticipation of some upcoming event. Please take into account that even companies with profitable outlook can generate negative future returns on their equity. If the true value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able generate positive returns on investment in the long run.
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Equus Stock Ownership Analysis

About 61.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.46. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Equus Total Return recorded a loss per share of 0.51. The entity last dividend was issued on the 21st of August 2009. The firm had 110:100 split on the 29th of November 2001. Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnershipsjoint 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. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada. Equus Total operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. To learn more about Equus Total Return call John Hardy at 1-800-856-0901 or check out https://www.equuscap.com.

Equus Total Return Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Equus Total insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Equus Total's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Equus Total insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Mvc Capital, Inc. over a month ago
Acquisition by Mvc Capital, Inc. of 850000 shares of Equus Total at 2.4 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Des Pallieres Bertrand over a month ago
Acquisition by Des Pallieres Bertrand of 986842 shares of Equus Total at 2.6455 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc over two months ago
Acquisition by Tokarz Group Advisers Llc of 512557 shares of Equus Total at 2.4 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Robert Knauss over three months ago
Acquisition by Robert Knauss of 5000 shares of Equus Total at 1.51 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc over three months ago
Disposition of 608310 shares by Tokarz Group Advisers Llc of Equus Total at 1.62 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tokarz Michael T over three months ago
Acquisition by Tokarz Michael T of 850000 shares of Equus Total at 2.4 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mvc Capital, Inc. over three months ago
Disposition of 608310 shares by Mvc Capital, Inc. of Equus Total at 1.7 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mobiquity Investments Ltd over six months ago
Acquisition by Mobiquity Investments Ltd of 3500 shares of Equus Total at 2. subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Des Pallieres Bertrand over six months ago
Acquisition by Des Pallieres Bertrand of 1492 shares of Equus Total at 1.8941 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Douglass Paula Terry over six months ago
Disposition of tradable shares by Douglass Paula Terry of Equus Total subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mvc Capital, Inc. over six months ago
Acquisition by Mvc Capital, Inc. of 608310 shares of Equus Total at 1.7 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Robert Knauss over a year ago
Purchase by Robert Knauss of 1000 shares of Equus Total

Equus Total Outstanding Bonds

Equus Total issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Equus Total Return uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Equus bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Equus Total Return has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

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