Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) Short Interest Down 82.0% in December

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,917 shares, a decline of 82.0% from the December 15th total of 182,623 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,134,570 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,134,570 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Trading of Maison Solutions

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Maison Solutions stock. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F 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 approximately 0.16% of Maison Solutions at the end of the most recent quarter. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Maison Solutions Stock Up 4.0%

NASDAQ:MSS traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $0.33. The company had a trading volume of 41,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 416,551. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $0.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.24 and a beta of 5.38. Maison Solutions has a 1 year low of $0.29 and a 1 year high of $3.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, December 22nd. The company reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $27.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.50 million. Maison Solutions had a negative return on equity of 46.54% and a negative net margin of 4.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Ascendiant Capital Markets lifted their target price on Maison Solutions from $4.25 to $4.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Maison Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Maison Solutions to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.50.

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.