Financial Services
Rand Capital Corporation(RAND)
Live Price
Offline$10.15
+1.10% today
1Y Change
-31.17%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
- Market Cap
- $30.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -60.1%
- EPS Growth
- -179.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 15.6%
Coverage: 236 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Rand Capital Corporation (RAND) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $30.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $10.15 and down 31.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -60.1%, EPS growth of -179.8%, a dividend yield of 15.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -60.1%, EPS -179.8%, free cash flow -100.1% with operating margin 147.5% and ROIC -8.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 15.6%. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines RAND price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-60.1% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+147.5% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -60.1% and EPS is at -179.8%, with operating margin around 147.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 15.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 4, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | +1.9% | โ |
2026 Mar 5, 2026 | โ | -2.8% | -6.8% | -3.0% |
2025 Nov 7, 2025 | โ | -1.8% | -0.7% | +7.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
RAND Max Drawdown
-46.58%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Rand Capital Corporation
NASDAQ Capital Market
Rand Capital Corporation is a business development company and regulated investment company specializing in private equity investments. The firm prefers to make investments through equity or debt instruments in lower middle market and in small to medium-sized privately held companies. It generally lends to more mature companies. The firm does not prefer to invest in real estate sector. It invests in companies that are engaged in the exploitation of new or unique products, technologies, or services. The firm invests in healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, software, and professional services. It seeks to invest in companies based in the Western and Upstate New York region and its surrounding states with focus on Buffalo and Niagara region. The firm may invest in region within three to five hour drives from Western New York including Canada. It typically invests between $0.5 million and $1.5 million and the total investment in rounds is between $1 million and $5 million. The firm seeks to invest up to maximum of $3 million total per company as part of follow-on investments. It invest in startups and companies having annual revenue up to $10 million. It invest companies having EBITDA up to $5 million. The firm Follow-on investment(s) up to a targeted maximum of $2 million to $3 million total per company. The firm frequently participate three investment round. The firm seeks to be a lead investor in companies within its geographical area and participates in syndicate/co-invest with other investors outside it. It prefers to invest in businesses that are unique or possess proprietary right. The firm prefers to be a minority investor and seeks to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments for a period of five to seven years. Rand Capital Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Buffalo, New York.
- Leadership
- Daniel Patrick Penberthy
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 4
- Street Address
- 14 Lafayette Square
- Mailing
- Buffalo, NY, 14203
- Region
- Buffalo, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 716 853 0802
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
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- EV/EBITDA
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- Price/Sales
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- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -60.1%
- EPS
- -179.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -100.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 109.6%
- Operating Margin
- 147.5%
- Net Margin
- 256.3%
- ROE
- -14.1%
- ROIC
- -8.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 7.07
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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