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Equus Total Return, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by KNAUSS ROBERT L, was filed 18 Jul 2023.
Equus Total Return, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a Finance & Banking company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). The past year has been quiet: not a single insider filing for Equus Total Return, Inc. The previous disclosure was published on 30 September 2025.
Since 2016, the database holds 5 purchases and 1 sale by insiders of the company.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
9
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€29,659
5 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€4M
1 ops. · all time
Since the insiders bought
- +28.4%Entry US$1.90 · Close at T+365 US$2.44
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$0.84
Analyst consensus
Income statement
Revenue-US$9.8M
Net income-US$14.2M0.0% margin
Valuation
P/Book0.7x
Beta0.09
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$11.7M
Total debtUS$2.1M
Free Cash Flow-US$2.1M
Debt / Equity14%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-72.8%
ROA-6.3%
% insiders58.8%
% institutions0.9%
Last declaration on 30 September 2025
Declarations9 total
66,841 shares@ US$2.5121.1% of flowCommonSEC:0001712543-25-000080:0
133,682 shares@ US$2.51100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001712543-25-000078:0
250,000 shares@ US$2.5178.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001712543-25-000076:0
1,000 shares@ US$1.48100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001712543-23-000046:0
Canonical exit: 12 Oct 2023 (T+90)
1,844,259 shares@ US$2.40100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001322410-21-000119:0
18,016 shares@ US$1.89100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001322410-21-000069:0
Canonical exit: 22 Jul 2021 (T+90)
25,000 sharesCommon stockSEC:0001391609-16-000350:0
Canonical exit: 19 Apr 2016 (T+90)
8,400 sharesCommon stockSEC:0001391609-16-000350:1
Canonical exit: 19 Apr 2016 (T+90)
177 sharesCommon stockSEC:0001391609-16-000350:2
Canonical exit: 20 Apr 2016 (T+90)
9 of 9 declarations
About Equus Total Return, Inc.
Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS) is a U.S.-listed investment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. For French-speaking investors looking at the name through an equity-research lens, Equus is best understood as a listed capital-allocation vehicle rather than a conventional operating company. Its objective is to deliver total return through a mix of current income and long-term capital appreciation, with a portfolio built around debt and equity investments in smaller companies. The company states that it was formed on August 16, 1991, and later shifted its shareholder-approved strategy in 2006 toward a total-return mandate. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000878932/000109690626000571/equus_10ka.htm))
Equus operates as a Business Development Company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In practical terms, that means the firm seeks to invest primarily in small and middle-market businesses, generally targeting companies with enterprise values between $5 million and $75 million, while retaining flexibility for transactions outside that range. Its preferred structures include senior and subordinated debt, convertible debt, preferred stock, common equity, and warrant-linked financings. This profile positions Equus as an opportunistic investor focused on negotiated, often illiquid transactions where it can combine yield, downside protection, and equity upside. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000878932/000109690626000571/equus_10ka.htm))
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From a competitive standpoint, Equus is small and concentrated, which differentiates it from larger BDCs with broader diversification and more stable fee-based earnings. Its performance is therefore highly dependent on the valuation and operating progress of a limited number of portfolio holdings. The latest annual filing also indicates that the company stopped qualifying as a regulated investment company (RIC) in the fourth quarter of 2024, which means taxable income is now subject to regular corporate taxation rather than the pass-through treatment it previously enjoyed. That change is material for investors because it affects after-tax economics and can influence reported profitability. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000878932/000109690626000571/equus_10ka.htm))
Geographically, Equus is managed from Houston and its investment activity is principally U.S.-focused. Recent disclosures highlight exposure to Morgan E&P, Inc., which holds development rights in the Bakken/Three Forks formation in North Dakota, and to CitroTech, Inc., a developer of fire suppression products. Those holdings illustrate the company’s opportunistic style: it can hold energy-related assets, industrial or specialty-product businesses, and structured instruments depending on market conditions and deal availability. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/878932/000171254326000026/ex991_pressrelease.htm))
Recent news flow has been important. On April 21, 2026, Equus reported net assets of $16.6 million at December 31, 2025, with net asset value per share at $1.19, down from $1.90 at September 30, 2025, largely due to a lower valuation of Morgan E&P. On April 29, 2026, the company disclosed the resignation of BDO USA, P.C. as its independent auditor. Equus also disclosed that it continues to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible transformation into an operating company during 2026, although management explicitly notes that the outcome is uncertain. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/878932/000171254326000026/ex991_pressrelease.htm))
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