J.W. Mays, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAYS) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

J.W. Mays, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAYS) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,800 shares, a growth of 20.0% from the May 31st total of 1,500 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 18.0 days.

J.W. Mays Price Performance

MAYS stock remained flat at $45.79 during trading on Tuesday. 3 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 3.06 and a current ratio of 3.06. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.88. J.W. Mays has a 1 year low of $42.01 and a 1 year high of $56.12. The company has a market cap of $92.50 million, a PE ratio of -183.16 and a beta of -0.08.

J.W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 13th. The financial services provider reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter. J.W. Mays had a negative return on equity of 0.99% and a negative net margin of 2.44%. The company had revenue of $5.36 million during the quarter.

About J.W. Mays

J.W. Mays, Inc owns, operates, and leases commercial real estate properties in United States. The company's properties are located in Brooklyn, Jamaica, Fishkill, Levittown, and Massapequa of New York; and Circleville of Ohio. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.