Equus Total Return, Inc. EQS NYSE

NYSE • Financial Services • Asset Management • US • USD

There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS), including 33 buys and 17 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $10.29M and total insider selling at $25.01M.

Notable insiders with recent activity include Denos Kenneth I, Hardy John A., Knauss Robert L. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.

Insider Transactions — EQS

Date	Name	Role	Transaction	Shares	Avg. Price	Value	Shares Owned
2025-09-16	Denos Kenneth I	Secretary	RSU Award	250,000	$2.51	$627.5K	332,595
2025-09-16	Hardy John A.	10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO	RSU Award	133,682	$2.51	$335.54K	3,861,706
2025-09-16	Denos Kenneth I	Secretary	RSU Award	66,841	$2.51	$167.77K	332,595
2023-07-14	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Buy	1,000	$1.48	$1.48K	93,670
2021-09-29	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Sell	1,844,259	$2.40	$4.43M	345,433
2021-09-28	Tokarz Michael T	10 Percent Owner	Disposition	-	-	-	3,172,237
2021-04-29	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	4,034	$1.89	$7.62K	45,591
2021-04-28	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	700	$1.89	$1.32K	41,557
2021-04-27	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	100	$1.90	$190.00	40,857
2021-04-26	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	1,352	$1.90	$2.57K	40,757
2021-04-23	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	18,016	$1.89	$34.05K	39,405
2020-07-16	Mvc Capital, Inc.	Officer	Informative Sell	3,228,024	$1.17	$3.78M	-
2020-07-16	Tokarz Michael T	Officer	Informative Sell	3,228,024	$1.17	$3.78M	-
2020-07-16	Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	Officer	Informative Sell	3,228,024	$1.17	$3.78M	-
2020-07-16	Hardy John A.	10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO	Informative Buy	3,228,024	$1.17	$3.78M	3,728,024
2019-08-12	Mvc Capital, Inc.	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.62	$985.46K	3,228,024
2019-08-12	Tokarz Michael T	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.62	$985.46K	3,228,024
2019-08-12	Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	10 Percent Owner	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.62	$985.46K	3,228,024
2019-07-29	Mvc Capital, Inc.	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-29	Tokarz Michael T	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-29	Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-26	Mvc Capital, Inc.	Officer	Other (Buy)	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-26	Tokarz Michael T	Officer	Other (Buy)	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-26	Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	Officer	Other (Buy)	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,836,334
2019-07-24	Mvc Capital, Inc.	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,228,024
2019-07-24	Tokarz Michael T	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,228,024
2019-07-24	Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	Officer	Informative Sell	608,310	$1.70	$1.03M	3,228,024
2017-03-21	Bergner Richard F	Director	Informative Buy	19,500	$2.40	$46.8K	19,500
2017-03-17	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Buy	21,000	$2.40	$50.4K	92,670
2017-03-17	Denos Kenneth I	Secretary	Informative Buy	250,000	$2.40	$600K	265,754
2017-03-17	Hankinson Henry W	Director	Informative Buy	19,500	$2.40	$46.8K	19,500
2017-03-17	Hardy John A.	Chief Executive Officer	Informative Buy	500,000	$2.40	$1.2M	500,000
2017-03-17	Atkinson Fraser	Director	Informative Buy	19,500	$2.40	$46.8K	21,389
2017-03-17	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	15,000	$2.40	$36K	2,199,692
2017-03-17	Bergner Richard F	Director	Informative Buy	19,500	$2.40	$46.8K	19,500
2016-03-03	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	429	$1.50	$643.50	2,184,692
2016-03-02	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	100	$1.50	$150.00	2,184,263
2016-02-26	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	4,400	$1.50	$6.6K	2,184,163
2016-02-25	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	9,351	$1.50	$14.03K	2,179,763
2016-01-21	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	177	$1.50	$265.50	2,170,412
2016-01-20	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	25,000	$1.55	$38.75K	2,161,835
2015-11-25	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Sell	9,000	$1.55	$13.95K	70,670
2015-11-25	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Sell	42,284	$1.50	$63.43K	2,619,662
2015-11-24	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Sell	9,000	$1.54	$13.89K	60,670
2015-11-20	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Buy	6,000	$1.52	$9.1K	51,670
2015-11-20	Des Pallieres Bertrand	Director	Informative Buy	3,638	$1.45	$5.28K	2,577,378
2015-11-20	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	3,638	$1.45	$5.28K	2,094,551
2015-11-19	Knauss Robert L	Director	Informative Buy	5,000	$1.51	$7.55K	45,670
2015-11-18	Des Pallieres Bertrand	Director	Informative Buy	25,000	$1.50	$37.5K	2,573,740
2015-11-18	Des Pallieres Bertrand	10 Percent Owner	Informative Buy	25,000	$1.50	$37.5K	2,090,913

■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant) ■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion ■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale ■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry