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

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 102,921 shares, an increase of 134.5% from the May 14th total of 43,891 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 91,281 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 9.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSS has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Maison Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Ascendiant Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Maison Solutions from $45.00 to $32.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Maison Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $32.50.

Maison Solutions Stock Down 9.4%

Shares of NASDAQ MSS opened at $0.97 on Friday. Maison Solutions has a 12-month low of $0.88 and a 12-month high of $39.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.96 million, a PE ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 3.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.19 and a 200 day moving average of $2.41.

Institutional Trading of Maison Solutions

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 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 reporting period. Institutional investors own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

About Maison Solutions

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.