Short Interest in Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) Decreases By 38.5%

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,891 shares, a decline of 38.5% from the April 30th total of 71,361 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 379,114 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 4.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Maison Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSS opened at $1.14 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 million, a PE ratio of -0.22 and a beta of 3.86. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.54. Maison Solutions has a 52 week low of $0.90 and a 52 week high of $39.60.

Institutional Trading of Maison Solutions

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 30,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,000. XTX Topco Ltd owned about 0.16% of Maison Solutions as of its most recent SEC filing. 2.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on MSS shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Maison Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Maison Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Maison Solutions from $45.00 to $32.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Maison Solutions presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $32.50.

Maison Solutions Company Profile

Maison Solutions Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores.