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

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 302,323 shares, a growth of 662.5% from the January 29th total of 39,648 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 310,030 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 4.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 4.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 310,030 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Maison Solutions

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 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 currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Maison Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ MSS traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $0.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 187,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 517,559. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $0.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $0.59. Maison Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $0.24 and a fifty-two week high of $3.96. The stock has a market cap of $5.24 million, a PE ratio of -1.02 and a beta of 5.42.

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

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.