Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) Short Interest Update

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 249,440 shares, a drop of 17.5% from the February 12th total of 302,323 shares. Currently, 3.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 705,161 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 705,161 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 3.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor 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. Institutional investors own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Ascendiant Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Maison Solutions from $4.25 to $4.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Maison Solutions in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.50.

Maison Solutions Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of NASDAQ MSS traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $0.20. 1,381,421 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,573,997. Maison Solutions has a 1 year low of $0.18 and a 1 year high of $3.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $0.27 and a 200 day moving average of $0.54. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.76 and a beta of 5.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 22nd. The company reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $27.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.50 million. Maison Solutions had a negative net margin of 4.89% and a negative return on equity of 46.54%.

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.