Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) Short Interest Up 67.2% in July

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 143,935 shares, an increase of 67.2% from the July 15th total of 86,073 shares. Currently, 35.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,990,509 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on MSS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Maison Solutions to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Maison Solutions from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Maison Solutions in a report on Friday, July 17th. One 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $162.50.

Maison Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ MSS traded down $0.03 during trading on Monday, reaching $1.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 134,140 shares, compared to its average volume of 442,084. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $2.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.73. Maison Solutions has a twelve month low of $1.24 and a twelve month high of $198.00. 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 firm has a market cap of $860,649.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.05 and a beta of 4.16.

Insider Activity

In other Maison Solutions news, major shareholder Financial Lp Hrt acquired 22,559 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $1.42 per share, for a total transaction of $32,033.78. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 123,689 shares in the company, valued at $175,638.38. The trade was a 22.31% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 32.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Maison Solutions

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 30,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,000. XTX Topco Ltd owned 0.16% of Maison Solutions at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

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.