Rand Capital (RAND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rand Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in subordinated debt with warrants or preferred equity and venture capital investments. Within private equity, the firm specializing in capital growth and lower middle market investments. Within venture capital, it specializing in early to late-stage private businesses. It does not prefer to invest in real estate sector. It prefers to invest in software, professional services, manufacturing, consumer, healthcare, automotive and public d stocks. It prefers to invest in East or Midwest U.S. operations sectors. It typically invests between $0.75 million and $5 million with initial target size of $1.5 million. It seeks to invest in companies having more than $2 million in revenue or having excess of $1.5 million and up to $5 million in EBITDA. It prefers to be a minority stake and seeks to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments for a period up to five years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.01 to $22.67
• 50-Day Range: $18.74 to $28.50
• 52-Week Range: $13.69 to $31.89
• Volume: 20,922 shs
• Average Volume: 18,573 shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.42
• Dividend Yield: 5.27%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Rand Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rand Capital scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 671st out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Rand Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rand Capital is 4.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rand Capital is 4.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.14.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.55% of the float of Rand Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rand Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rand Capital has recently increased by 43.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Rand Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 75.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Rand Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rand Capital is 23.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.55% of the float of Rand Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rand Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rand Capital has recently increased by 43.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Rand Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Rand Capital this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for RAND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Rand Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rand Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

68.20% of the stock of Rand Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

RAND Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RAND shares performed this year?

Rand Capital's stock was trading at $19.25 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, RAND shares have increased by 14.3% and is now trading at $22.01.
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How were Rand Capital's earnings last quarter?

Rand Capital Co. (NASDAQ:RAND) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The asset manager reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter. The asset manager had revenue of $2.22 million for the quarter. Rand Capital had a net margin of 154.01% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.60%.

When did Rand Capital's stock split?

Shares of Rand Capital reverse split on the morning of Friday, May 22nd 2020. The 1-9 reverse split was announced on Thursday, May 21st 2020. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Thursday, May 21st 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 11 shares after the split.

Who are Rand Capital's major shareholders?

Rand Capital's top institutional shareholders include Shufro Rose & Co. LLC (1.16%), Nottingham Advisors Inc. (0.57%) and Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. (0.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam Samuel Gusky, Benjamin E Godley, Robert M Zak, Daniel P Penberthy, Erland E Kailbourne and Cari L Jaroslawsky.
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How do I buy shares of Rand Capital?

Shares of RAND stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Rand Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rand Capital investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), General Electric (GE), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/24 Dividend: 12/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/24/2025
• Today: 3/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investors, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RAND
• CIK: 81955
• Web: www.randcapital.com
• Phone: (716) 853-0802
• Fax: 716-854-8480
• Employees: 5
• Year Founded: 1969

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $6.53 million
• Net Margins: 154.01%
• Pretax Margin: 25.43%
• Return on Equity: 6.60%
• Return on Assets: 5.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 15.99
• Quick Ratio: 15.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.09 million
• Price / Sales: 4.03
• Cash Flow: $1.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.90
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,581,000
• Free Float: 821,000
• Market Cap: $56.81 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44